After nearly a year of working on my 1942 10EE...the motor runs!!...I was ready to start testing it. Filled the headstock and gearbox according to the manual's specs, then went in the other room to do some other jobs. I returned to find the Exon Valdez had apparent sunk in my shop. About $40 of Mobile Light and Heavy all over the floor. An hour and $10 worth of paper towels later, I looked for the leaks. The center chamber of the headstock was empty...3 quarts gone! The front and rear chambers of the headstock are OK, according to the sight glasses. I don't see a way of checking the oil level in the transmission, so I don't know if that leaked too.
In this photo, there are two holes labeled 1 and 2. The #1 hole was open and dripping freely. I found it was threaded so I put a short 3/8-16 bolt with a washer and gasket in there. The #2 hole is open.
So, perhaps these are obvious questions, but I've never found anything obvious about working on this lathe:
1. Does hole #1 have any purpose besides a drain? The bolt I used to plug it was short, just long enough to thread in and hold, but should it be longer to engage something else?
2. Is there suppose to be a bolt in hole #2? I'm thinking it is suppose to help hold the headstock to the transmission case. Unfortunately, the manuals I have show components and sub-assemblies, but no drawings of how assemblies attach.
3. Is there a way of checking the oil in the transmission?
In this photo, there are two holes labeled 1 and 2. The #1 hole was open and dripping freely. I found it was threaded so I put a short 3/8-16 bolt with a washer and gasket in there. The #2 hole is open.
So, perhaps these are obvious questions, but I've never found anything obvious about working on this lathe:
1. Does hole #1 have any purpose besides a drain? The bolt I used to plug it was short, just long enough to thread in and hold, but should it be longer to engage something else?
2. Is there suppose to be a bolt in hole #2? I'm thinking it is suppose to help hold the headstock to the transmission case. Unfortunately, the manuals I have show components and sub-assemblies, but no drawings of how assemblies attach.
3. Is there a way of checking the oil in the transmission?