rata222
Aluminum
- Joined
- Jan 20, 2009
- Location
- North Carolina
When replacing the capillary oilers during the rebuild of my 1948 9A head stock, I found the front felt did not sit down in the recess nearly far as the rear. The spring had to be collapsed entirely to fall below the bearing surface. It seemed like this would put a lot of pressure on the spindle and inhibit the spindle from turning freely. I had to cut off close to half of the spring and felt from the bottom, to duplicate feel of the rear felt.
Has anyone else had this experience and seen a big difference between the front and rear recesses to hold the wicks? I was thinking that the front recess may have been poorly cast. Could this have been intentional? I dont remember seeing this difference on my 9C rebuild several years ago.
Thanks
Jim
Has anyone else had this experience and seen a big difference between the front and rear recesses to hold the wicks? I was thinking that the front recess may have been poorly cast. Could this have been intentional? I dont remember seeing this difference on my 9C rebuild several years ago.
Thanks
Jim