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- Mar 22, 2017
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Well I guess it would be safe to say that you will be replacing the bearings, especially after crushing the crap out of them trying to pull the spindle with enough force to snap the steel rod, lol. Actually it's a good thing to replace the bearings at the machines age, you probably will never do it again! it's all a learning curve my friend.
If anything it would only be the back bearing. It seems the head is cast in such a way that the bearing at the back has to be pulled off the shaft to remove the spindle. I only pulled on the spindle itself no direct force on the bearing. I don't understand why it does not budge AT ALL as all the videos I've watched show these bearings slipping off relatively easily. I've been over the entire headstock very thouroughly and I'm sure there are no retaining screws anywhere that I am missing. It should just pull out.
I've also determined that it HAS to come out the front as the opening is cast to the exact size of the spindle in the other direction. It is a frustrating puzzle but I'm usually good with puzzles so I should figure it out eventually. I just hope I don't irreversibly damage anything in the process.