1962 Clausing colechester Model 13 rebuild

[James K]

Hello all,
I'm new to this site and excited to be here. I am refurbishing my father's Model 13. He took it a part and has since passed away. I'm reassembling the gear head and I'm wondering about the wear in the brass bushings and O-ring circled in the attached diagram. Anyone know where I can find the O ring replacements? Clausing wants $85.00 to $312.00 depending on the bushing.

I can't fabricate them because I'm with out a lathe to turn them. Would be challenging to do on my bridgeport mill with time set up and well my unforeseen mistakes...

Any direction is appreciated

 

[kb58]

Assuming that it's rubber, O-rings are a universal item. Carefully measure the old one and you can buy new ones cheap through places like mcmaster.com.

 

[James K]

Will do, Thank you!

 

[wa5cab]

Besides their size, O-rings also come in a lot of different materials. If you go to a place like McMaster, they should have info on the various materials, too.

 

[kb58]

Given your location, if you order by 9am or so, it'll be at your door the same day!

 

[graham-xrf]

As I recall, the standard neoprene and nitrile black O-Rings are pretty tough and reliable, but when I needed a ring that could take high temperatures, I went for a type known as "Viton". These were slightly harder, slightly less flexible, but they were great! Nitrile resists most chemicals and solvents really well.

I admit, I have been out of touch with that stuff for a while now, and left the engineering design magazine subscriptions behind, but the guys are right - you can get just about any size and type imaginable to arrive in the post. eBay even!

 

[markba633csi]

I have used "The O-Ring Store", they have a wide selection of sizes and types of rubber. Fast shipping.
-Mark

 

[James K]

Thanks for the input guys. This is my project. If anyone has any information as to things to look for or pointers on how to get this back together, I'm all ears.

James k

 

[James K]

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[WEL0058]

Wow James - Sorry your father did not get to enjoy running the lathe.

Lot of parts to sort out. Notice different group of parts mixed together.

Do you have parts manual?

i would identify parts and group them separate boxes. Head stock, quick change gear box, gear train, apron, etc

Keep us posted...

Bob G.