K&T Model H vertical

[Martin W]

Kearney and Trecker Model 2HL vertical

Good day
I am changing the Primary range feed gear bearings on this machine, as well as a few other bearings. This gear is behind the feed and rapid traverse bracket. Do I need to remove this whole assembly? Or can I remove the rapid traverse clutch without removing this bracket. It shows a splined shaft and looks like it should pull straight out? That's how the feed drive gear and shaft come out.
Thanks for any direction
Cheers

Martin

 

[Martin W]

The first picture is the rapid traverse clutch that I am removing
Martin

 

[MrCrankyface]

Looks like a 2HL or are my eyes deceiving me?
Can you explain further what you're aiming to replace, I don't understand the description.
Is it around the bevel gears that ride on the standing splined shafts?
If so I believe the easiest way is to first take of the "lid" of the rapid traverse clutch housing, the red part that sits over the splined shafts can be knocked off once you got the screws out and also the covers for the splines, underneath the housing.
To get the housing off I removed the coolant pump below to free up some space, managed to remove the gears(slide them down the shaft when using the housing to bend the bars a bit, have the knee as low as possible).
The housing should then slide down and off with some mild issues, I needed to carefully pry a bit.

 

[Martin W]

Yes it’s a 2HL
Had problems with rapids. All good now. Had a small issue removing the rapid traverse housing. All good now. New bearings and oil galleries cleaned. Applied a liberal amount of assembly grease until oil starts circulating