Clausing 4904 refresh

[DeadGuyAle]

Gear box positioned on the press.
Gears are a slip fit but over time burrs build up and slip requires a little help.


Some time later



Bearings
Found 9/16" ID x 1 3/8" x 7/16" bearings for the cone gear shaft from bearings direct.
1622 zzc3, .0025 or so under sized on the OD which is not a problem.

Bushings
Made new tumbler shaft bushings and dog gear bushing.
Clausing had the tumbler shaft in stock so went that route as opposed to reworking the chewed up end of original.

Almost back together

 

[DeadGuyAle]

Last of the QCGB assembly going together.

Down to pressing in the bearing caps and deciding what to do with the index plate

ABC knob needs to be indexed when installed, you can play around with positioning without taking things apart.

 

[DeadGuyAle]

need to get caught up on the the project, been kind of stalled due to life happening.
On to the headstock.
Headstock is retained by two cross bars that span the underside of the bed plus a #6 taper pin.


Taper pin is unreachable from below.
Wanted to see if some light prying could get it to budge. Not the best approach, but in this case there was clearance in headstock bore for the pin was and was able to get the headstock to rise an 1/8" inch.
Plenty of room to get a hacksaw on stick and cut it.


Taped the tip of the saw to prevent scratching the ways.
Not enough of a nub to get ahold of so more to do to extract.

Had the light prying approach failed plan "B" would have been drill and tap. Not very easily done due to the lack of clearance.

 

[DeadGuyAle]

Had some fun with extracting the taper pin. But it's also one of those tasks you don't want to screw up.
Ordered up a 3/8 8 x 12 steel plat that was clamped on top of ways. Made a nice base for the mag drill

Used a 5/16 end mill to clean up the top

Made a puller out of some scrap.
Drilled and taped for #12 24 screw


Remaining stub came out with a couple turns of the nut.

Glad to get it out without any additional drama.

 

[DeadGuyAle]

With the headstock removed some minor disassembly and cleaning to be done. Bigger issue is the forward reverse lever is in need of repair. Button sized, lockout needs adjustment and access from above is almost nonexistent
Not going to mess with the spindle. Run out is only a couple tenths, backgear and tumbler bushings are tight also so no need to go through everything.

Years of old grease, swarf and other miscellaneous crud.
At some point in time someone thought it would be a good idea to use as a wood turning lathe.

Found wood chips under the headstock. Explans why the apron oil passages and lines were so clogged. Sticky oil and sawdust turned into a thick paste over time. Could be worse, does not appear anyone used a tool post mounted grinding fixture on it.



Cleaned up nicely, guessing that it's been repaired at some time (post crash) based on the mis-aligned punch marks and bubba pipe wrench marks on the spindle shaft.

 

[DeadGuyAle]

Getting ready for painting.
Clausing placard drive pin holes are not drilled through so can't punch out from behind. No good way to remove these that I have been able to find. Attempted to slot and unscrew but failed and not enough meat to get a grip on with screw pliers. hope is they can be raised enough to get ahold of by prying on the badge.
Was able to drive the pins out for the Rev. Off For. placard.

Clausing had the " Clausing" badge available for $11 so ordered a new one.
Also got new leadscrew shear pins while I was at it.
Rev. Off For. badge is discontinued so will need a plan B for it. Thinking about printing one

 

[woodchucker]

I use cheap woodworking chisels to lift them out. I try to get the chisel to drive under the head. It mostly works.

 

[DeadGuyAle]

I use cheap woodworking chisels to lift them out. I try to get the chisel to drive under the head. It mostly works.

Will give that a try, thanks for the suggestion!