![]() ![]() I have a sinking feeling though, that I should have removed the chuck before the quill. Once the table dropped, the quill came down and out of the head. I need to be really careful, even cast iron will crack with a rubber mallet. I had to soak the column with WD-40 to get the table to budge down, I whacked it a few times with the rubber mallet to get it to loosen up. I had to drop the table down as far as it could go to allow room for the quill to drop out from the bottom and out of the way. Once the spring adjuster was removed, it allowed the quill to drop with out resistance. I secured a piece of tape over it after this photo was taken. Photo below, removing the spring assembly that helps the quill recover in the up position.Ībove Photo: The spring adjuster sitting on the press table after I removed it from the side of the press in photo above this one, I am really careful not to let the spring spring out of the cover, I just have a feeling it would be a pita to put back in. Photo above, bearing and bushing still in top cover. I then started to remove the upper quill gear cover, (Pardon my ignorance on proper terminology) I am debating on whether I should replace the quill bearings or not. 006 thousandths run-out at its highest point. The mag base is sitting on the press table.Īfter a full turn of the chuck I get about. No the pic is not upside down, just the dial indicator, please don't ask, it just ended up that way! The feeler is to the right of the indicator up against the chucked socket. And with my dial indicator and mag base I set about to find out what we are seeing here. I chucked a long socket in lieu of a calibrated blank, I figure a socket is pretty dang close to straight. I was out again in the shop today just having a blast getting into my ol DP. Before I went too far I wanted to get an idea on the run out at the chuck. ![]()
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