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- Sep 25, 2011
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- Garbsen, Germany
Deckel FP2 owners...
This is a new thread but not a new topic. It concerns the oil pool visible here
this is below the horizontal drawbar on an FP2. A cross section drawing is here:
Previous discussion of this oil pool can be found starting at the end of this post, and in the discussion that follows:
Making a slotting/shaper head cutter
I think I now understand the problem and also the solution, and wanted to run it by people here.
I think the problem is very simple: the cap at the back is leaking out the bottom because it is a poor fit. The amount of oil that leaks back along the shaft groove and around the shaft OD is minimal. But oil going through the rear bearing just leaks under that rear cover.
Solution 1: seal up the rear cover with some permatex or equivalent
Solution 2: in addition to above, replace the rear bearing with a rubber (RS) sealed bearing, from which the inside seal has been removed, but not the outside one.
I would be interested in any feedback about this. That pool of oil really bugs me. The oil in the speeds gearbox should stay there, where it belongs.
Cheers,
Bruce
This is a new thread but not a new topic. It concerns the oil pool visible here
this is below the horizontal drawbar on an FP2. A cross section drawing is here:
Previous discussion of this oil pool can be found starting at the end of this post, and in the discussion that follows:
Making a slotting/shaper head cutter
I think I now understand the problem and also the solution, and wanted to run it by people here.
I think the problem is very simple: the cap at the back is leaking out the bottom because it is a poor fit. The amount of oil that leaks back along the shaft groove and around the shaft OD is minimal. But oil going through the rear bearing just leaks under that rear cover.
Solution 1: seal up the rear cover with some permatex or equivalent
Solution 2: in addition to above, replace the rear bearing with a rubber (RS) sealed bearing, from which the inside seal has been removed, but not the outside one.
I would be interested in any feedback about this. That pool of oil really bugs me. The oil in the speeds gearbox should stay there, where it belongs.
Cheers,
Bruce
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