Menessis
Aluminum
- Joined
- Feb 23, 2011
- Location
- Ontario Canada
Day 1
And so it begins. I pulled all the covers off this morning. Then I took the back gear drive out. It was so easy. After reading about the problems others have had I didn’t know what to expect. Tapped the taper pin with an appropriate size punch and that was that. It and the bushing slid out easily. The bushing isn’t a split type either. It has a bolt pushing on a spring that pushes on a brass plug to hold it in place.
I did put grease in it back when I was using the lathe. But I didn’t trust it at the time. The plug is missing also. I did use the back gear a few times so it must have got warmed up. It’s hard to tell but it sure looked like the grease had found it’s way all through the assembly.
Now the oil in the main pulley is another story. I can’t remember what I put in it. I opened it up and poured in some kerosene. Very little would go in. I couldn’t feel any noticeable difference in the way the pulley rolled around with the king pin pulled. Where does that oil go? Is it trapped in there? Or does it run through the bearings and then where? I could blow some air down the hole and try to get the kerosene moving.
I cleaned off the oil residue from the back gear handle with some rubbing alcohol. After a few minutes I noticed it softened up the paint! A few minutes with a brass wheel on the drill and it was all gone. Did the same on the gear. A couple of coats of Tremclad Professional primer filled all the pits.
I used some Vasoline to coat the part that doesn’t get paint. Later it wipes off. I have some Rust-Oleum Light Grey and want to see what that will look like.
Enjoy!
Menessis
And so it begins. I pulled all the covers off this morning. Then I took the back gear drive out. It was so easy. After reading about the problems others have had I didn’t know what to expect. Tapped the taper pin with an appropriate size punch and that was that. It and the bushing slid out easily. The bushing isn’t a split type either. It has a bolt pushing on a spring that pushes on a brass plug to hold it in place.
I did put grease in it back when I was using the lathe. But I didn’t trust it at the time. The plug is missing also. I did use the back gear a few times so it must have got warmed up. It’s hard to tell but it sure looked like the grease had found it’s way all through the assembly.
Now the oil in the main pulley is another story. I can’t remember what I put in it. I opened it up and poured in some kerosene. Very little would go in. I couldn’t feel any noticeable difference in the way the pulley rolled around with the king pin pulled. Where does that oil go? Is it trapped in there? Or does it run through the bearings and then where? I could blow some air down the hole and try to get the kerosene moving.
I cleaned off the oil residue from the back gear handle with some rubbing alcohol. After a few minutes I noticed it softened up the paint! A few minutes with a brass wheel on the drill and it was all gone. Did the same on the gear. A couple of coats of Tremclad Professional primer filled all the pits.
I used some Vasoline to coat the part that doesn’t get paint. Later it wipes off. I have some Rust-Oleum Light Grey and want to see what that will look like.
Enjoy!
Menessis
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