greasysmitty
Plastic
- Joined
- Jan 14, 2013
- Location
- Seattle, WA
I recently moved in a series 61, 16” x 54” machine and am cleaning it up and checking/flushing lubricants.
The change gear piston lube pump was not dispensing oil from any of the bijur lines, so I cleaned all its filter screens, disassembled and inspected. I find that with compressed air to the lube gallery, some flow is there, but the lines are likely gunky and need a solvent flush. This will necessitate draining the change gearbox oil.
Problem is, I can’t seem to empty the whole change gear sump when I open the drain plug at the end of the machine specified in the manual. There is still a residual 3/4” of oil in the gearbox sump, even after tipping up the machine several degrees. What am I missing here... it doesn’t seem like Monarch would be so slipshod as to leave a large collection area that can’t be drained. Do they expect you remove the selection knob cover and suction it out? That can’t be right!
Thanks for help in getting this beautiful beast back in order.
The change gear piston lube pump was not dispensing oil from any of the bijur lines, so I cleaned all its filter screens, disassembled and inspected. I find that with compressed air to the lube gallery, some flow is there, but the lines are likely gunky and need a solvent flush. This will necessitate draining the change gearbox oil.
Problem is, I can’t seem to empty the whole change gear sump when I open the drain plug at the end of the machine specified in the manual. There is still a residual 3/4” of oil in the gearbox sump, even after tipping up the machine several degrees. What am I missing here... it doesn’t seem like Monarch would be so slipshod as to leave a large collection area that can’t be drained. Do they expect you remove the selection knob cover and suction it out? That can’t be right!
Thanks for help in getting this beautiful beast back in order.
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