laminar-flow
Stainless
- Joined
- Jan 26, 2003
- Location
- Pacific Northwest
I originally posted in the Taft Peirce Machine forum but someone informed me that it was probably a Pope spindle so I'm sticking it in general.
When I replaced the bearings almost 30 years ago I made a drawing of the orientation, back to front on each pair, and returned them to this orientation. After many years of decent but not great surfaces I began to investigate and found, from the bearing manufacturer, that the pairs should be back to back on each end. The front ones were easy to re-orient but the rear ones require removal of the rotor. My 30 year old sketch shows it removed but I can't seem to get it off this time. Does anyone know how this rotor, right or left thread, taper, etc. is removed.
And, would anyone know the correct orientation of the angular contact bearings in a spindle like this?
Thanks
When I replaced the bearings almost 30 years ago I made a drawing of the orientation, back to front on each pair, and returned them to this orientation. After many years of decent but not great surfaces I began to investigate and found, from the bearing manufacturer, that the pairs should be back to back on each end. The front ones were easy to re-orient but the rear ones require removal of the rotor. My 30 year old sketch shows it removed but I can't seem to get it off this time. Does anyone know how this rotor, right or left thread, taper, etc. is removed.
And, would anyone know the correct orientation of the angular contact bearings in a spindle like this?
Thanks