supahonkey
Aluminum
- Joined
- Aug 7, 2010
- Location
- Indianapolis, IN
Today my "new" Kearney and Trecker 2CH was delivered to my garage. I got rid of my 2K horizontal in favor of the 2CH because it came with a universal high speed head with a movable quill and was in much better shape than my 2K. Unfortunately I didn't get to test it out before buying it. All of the spindle speeds work fine but the X, Y and Z axes have no power feed. When I pull up on the rapid a horrible grinding sound is produced. I've watched Keith Rucker's video on fixing the clutch on his K&T mill. I assume that is what is wrong with mine. If I feather the rapid traverse lever I can get the X, Y and Z axes to move. If I feather it too much, yet before it grinds, it actually stalls out the motor. If I don't have any of the axes feeds engaged and I pull up on the rapid then it grinds but doesn't stall the motor. This behavior can't be good. Lastly, I pulled the plate off to view the spindle gears. Oil isn't being pumped and distributed to all of the points. There is plenty of oil in the spindle gear housing. Can anyone comment on the lack of power feed and the oil issue before I take a deep dive tomorrow?
I scored the 2K a while back for $320. This time around I paid $420 for the 2CH with the vertical head. I felt like I stole it.
I scored the 2K a while back for $320. This time around I paid $420 for the 2CH with the vertical head. I felt like I stole it.