David Ashtabula
Plastic
- Joined
- Jul 18, 2021
Hello,
Some of you guys might be well versed on the Cincinnati HydraShift lathes and can offer me some advice. I have a HydraShift 15 bought some years back. Sadly, I have been too busy to even get it powered up - until yesterday. Lathes works, kind of. A few speed ranges don't work. Spindle locks and will not turn. Removed the cover, removed the valve assy. I found a gear out of position with its key about to fall out but stuck. This gear is on the shaft below the clutch shaft and towards the front of the head. It looks like a lot of work to remove it. I have no idea how to remove all the shafts. Perhaps there might be a service manual with detailed procedures? Also the taper on the clutch drive shaft where the pulley mounts is damaged. It could be welded and reground / recut and a new key-way machined in. The question is: Is it worth it? Maybe I should just find a newer / better lathe. I need a good lathe.
Also - Is there a drain plug somewhere to drain the oil from the head?
For some reason the attached pictures are rotated, but when I view them on my pc they are not. Odd...
Advice?
Thank you, David
Some of you guys might be well versed on the Cincinnati HydraShift lathes and can offer me some advice. I have a HydraShift 15 bought some years back. Sadly, I have been too busy to even get it powered up - until yesterday. Lathes works, kind of. A few speed ranges don't work. Spindle locks and will not turn. Removed the cover, removed the valve assy. I found a gear out of position with its key about to fall out but stuck. This gear is on the shaft below the clutch shaft and towards the front of the head. It looks like a lot of work to remove it. I have no idea how to remove all the shafts. Perhaps there might be a service manual with detailed procedures? Also the taper on the clutch drive shaft where the pulley mounts is damaged. It could be welded and reground / recut and a new key-way machined in. The question is: Is it worth it? Maybe I should just find a newer / better lathe. I need a good lathe.
Also - Is there a drain plug somewhere to drain the oil from the head?
For some reason the attached pictures are rotated, but when I view them on my pc they are not. Odd...
Advice?
Thank you, David