Hello All,
A few months ago I purchased a South Bend 10L (S/N 114345) which per the S/N list on WSWells, I believe to be from 1941. I purchased a "Rebuild Kit" from ILION Industrial Services, which I have seen mentioned on this forum a few times. I have slowly been working on the machine, but have a few questions that I am hoping someone here may be able to answer.
I have began work on the headstock, as I needed to replace my back gear. I am to the point where I need to remove the spindle, but I have been hesitant to do so as it appears my spindle bearings vary from the ones shown in the guidebook, I lack the bearing expander screws on top of the bearing caps, which made me wonder if my spindle bearings are integral to the lathe rather than being removable bronze bearings?
The other issue I have ran in to is the taper pin that holds the half nut lever on to the shaft it actuates, The other two taper pins came out relatively easily, but this one appears to be stuck, I have used the tips in the back of the guidebook to no avail, and am to the point of looking to drill the pin out and re ream for a new taper pin, is there any other tips or tricks that could be offered before I go to that extreme?
This is my first forray in to machine rebuilding, so I am learning a fair amount as I work through the process, I'm hoping someone here can share some knowledge with me to help me keep moving along on the machine.
A few months ago I purchased a South Bend 10L (S/N 114345) which per the S/N list on WSWells, I believe to be from 1941. I purchased a "Rebuild Kit" from ILION Industrial Services, which I have seen mentioned on this forum a few times. I have slowly been working on the machine, but have a few questions that I am hoping someone here may be able to answer.
I have began work on the headstock, as I needed to replace my back gear. I am to the point where I need to remove the spindle, but I have been hesitant to do so as it appears my spindle bearings vary from the ones shown in the guidebook, I lack the bearing expander screws on top of the bearing caps, which made me wonder if my spindle bearings are integral to the lathe rather than being removable bronze bearings?
The other issue I have ran in to is the taper pin that holds the half nut lever on to the shaft it actuates, The other two taper pins came out relatively easily, but this one appears to be stuck, I have used the tips in the back of the guidebook to no avail, and am to the point of looking to drill the pin out and re ream for a new taper pin, is there any other tips or tricks that could be offered before I go to that extreme?
This is my first forray in to machine rebuilding, so I am learning a fair amount as I work through the process, I'm hoping someone here can share some knowledge with me to help me keep moving along on the machine.