At last I have managed to find the time to get on with the job.
The spindle was removed by the gentle application of a large hammer and a block of wood.
The problem bearing just behind the flange was removed with a 3 leg puller.
As recommended, I eased the fit of the bearing and new gear on the shaft, to allow the pre load to be set, but I did not ease the fit of the bearing directly behind the flange as I believe this must be as firm as possible.
So to fit this bearing I warmed the bearing on a hot plate until the oil just started to smoke, then dropped it onto the shaft.
A perfect fit with no problems
The gears were centralized in the head by rubbing down the spacers on
some wet / dry paper.
One thing worthy of a note is that the selector fork is not even, the larger part goes to the bottom.
I had to thin down the nuts by 1.5mm each , this was done by assembling the lathe with one nut while I machined the other.
All seems OK so I will wait to see if it makes any difference to the work
Brian
The spindle was removed by the gentle application of a large hammer and a block of wood.
The problem bearing just behind the flange was removed with a 3 leg puller.
As recommended, I eased the fit of the bearing and new gear on the shaft, to allow the pre load to be set, but I did not ease the fit of the bearing directly behind the flange as I believe this must be as firm as possible.
So to fit this bearing I warmed the bearing on a hot plate until the oil just started to smoke, then dropped it onto the shaft.
A perfect fit with no problems
The gears were centralized in the head by rubbing down the spacers on
some wet / dry paper.
One thing worthy of a note is that the selector fork is not even, the larger part goes to the bottom.
I had to thin down the nuts by 1.5mm each , this was done by assembling the lathe with one nut while I machined the other.
All seems OK so I will wait to see if it makes any difference to the work
Brian
