nobrakese28
Cast Iron
- Joined
- Feb 1, 2015
- Location
- Pico Rivera
Hello all, thank you for all of the help and getting my EE running again. As many of you suggested, I have decided to look into the oiling system to verify it is functioning properly.
The cross slide and carriage move freely and nicely, the compound felt quite sticky. So I decided to remove them and give them a good cleaning. The compound came off pretty easily, and looked a little dry. It appears the compound is manually lubed, no auto oilers here.
The cross slide seemed to be well oiled upon disassembly, with all the components removed I decided to test the oiling, as I could see the orifice clearly.
I ran the carriage back and fourth many times with out realizing the oil level in the apron was low (staining in the oil glass), once I figured that out I filled the reservoir with fresh Vactra 2 (what I drained out was also very clean). I fear I may have ran the oil pump empty which may require it to be reprimed.
With the reservoir full I attempted the following:
1) Manually moved carriage forward and reverse, no oil appeared from cross slide oil (cross slide removed)
2) With machine powered, I used the feed to traverse the carriage back and fourth using the power feed
No oil showed, so I believe the next step is to remove the sump from the apron and investigate.
If the saddle needs to be removed to clear out the lines, is there an alignment process? Is it safe to remove the saddle and leave the apron in place with feed screws in place?
Thanks,
Marco
The cross slide and carriage move freely and nicely, the compound felt quite sticky. So I decided to remove them and give them a good cleaning. The compound came off pretty easily, and looked a little dry. It appears the compound is manually lubed, no auto oilers here.
The cross slide seemed to be well oiled upon disassembly, with all the components removed I decided to test the oiling, as I could see the orifice clearly.
I ran the carriage back and fourth many times with out realizing the oil level in the apron was low (staining in the oil glass), once I figured that out I filled the reservoir with fresh Vactra 2 (what I drained out was also very clean). I fear I may have ran the oil pump empty which may require it to be reprimed.
With the reservoir full I attempted the following:
1) Manually moved carriage forward and reverse, no oil appeared from cross slide oil (cross slide removed)
2) With machine powered, I used the feed to traverse the carriage back and fourth using the power feed
No oil showed, so I believe the next step is to remove the sump from the apron and investigate.
If the saddle needs to be removed to clear out the lines, is there an alignment process? Is it safe to remove the saddle and leave the apron in place with feed screws in place?
Thanks,
Marco