Greetings, This is my first post. I am grateful for all that I have learned so far.
I am rebuilding a 16 x 54 tool room lathe I bought at auction in Ohio. I cannot get the long shaft in the gear box to come out. It will move about 1/4 inch in either direction with a 3lb hammer and a big brass drift. I thought maybe I had bent it removing the central taper pin, but I put an indicator on it and it seems fine. I fished the old felts out with a scroll saw blade but that did not help. The shaft is now very hard to turn, though it was not before I tried to drive it out. The small gear furthest toward the input side of the box will turn freely on the shaft if I tap the shaft to the center but locks to the shaft if I tap the shaft left or right. I think this a clue but I do not know what it means. The rebuild books and threads I have read say it should come out if driven toward the output side of the GB, but mine is stuck. I welcome any advice.
Thank you.
Karl
I am rebuilding a 16 x 54 tool room lathe I bought at auction in Ohio. I cannot get the long shaft in the gear box to come out. It will move about 1/4 inch in either direction with a 3lb hammer and a big brass drift. I thought maybe I had bent it removing the central taper pin, but I put an indicator on it and it seems fine. I fished the old felts out with a scroll saw blade but that did not help. The shaft is now very hard to turn, though it was not before I tried to drive it out. The small gear furthest toward the input side of the box will turn freely on the shaft if I tap the shaft to the center but locks to the shaft if I tap the shaft left or right. I think this a clue but I do not know what it means. The rebuild books and threads I have read say it should come out if driven toward the output side of the GB, but mine is stuck. I welcome any advice.
Thank you.
Karl