Recently I've been working on getting a compact 8 running a lot smoother than the way I got it, and everything has gone very easily until now.
The problem I ran into today was getting the spindle out of the headstock so I can either re-grease or replace the two tapered roller bearings, because they feel like they're offering way too much resistance (I'm guessing its the same dried up grease issue that the motor bearings had).
I removed the retaining nut and everything else holding it in (circled in red on the schematic), then gave it a good pounding with a rubber mallet but the spindle won't budge. I don't see set-screws, snap-rings or anything like that so it has to be press fit.
Keep whacking it with a hammer? Leave it the way it is? Is there a better way to do this?
Cheers guys
The problem I ran into today was getting the spindle out of the headstock so I can either re-grease or replace the two tapered roller bearings, because they feel like they're offering way too much resistance (I'm guessing its the same dried up grease issue that the motor bearings had).
I removed the retaining nut and everything else holding it in (circled in red on the schematic), then gave it a good pounding with a rubber mallet but the spindle won't budge. I don't see set-screws, snap-rings or anything like that so it has to be press fit.
Keep whacking it with a hammer? Leave it the way it is? Is there a better way to do this?
Cheers guys
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