TravisR100
Cast Iron
- Joined
- Aug 7, 2006
- Location
- Houston, TX
My feed rod shaft is bent. Is there any particular trick to taking it out before I get started?
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My feed rod shaft is bent. Is there any particular trick to taking it out before I get started?
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You have to remove the casting on the right end of the bed that houses the shaft bearings.
Then engage the power feed clutch lever and turn the hand wheel to the right and it will pull the feed rod out of the gearbox.
I believe that shaft is a little bit into the level of oil in the gearbox so you should drain or at least remove some. I didn't and had about a gallon on the floor after it worked it's way through the base.
It's been awhile so I'm not sure.
Remove the covers first then you will see if the bearings will push out to the right.
Removing the whole casting is no big deal. The wires for the carriage stop feed through it to the control panel. Take of the data plate and you will see the micro switches.
Here's a photo of my casting that holds the rod bearings. Not broken but had a big void in the casting that they filled with filler. Even back then they were trying to save money and just prettied this one up instead of paying to have it recast.
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Can you cut it at the bend and remove the two pieces? From the Mcmaster website.
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Yes, my mistake. I had inferred that you physically couldn't get it out of the machine, not that you just wanted removal tips.
John
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