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Not happy Jan. (any Aussies here will get that)
Almost finished milling the cross slide extension when the lathe wouldnt start again.
The spindle bearings appear to have seized, the head stock was hot.
I let it cool down and when I manually rotated the chuck it was stiff and I could feel a roughness in the bearing so I'm assuming its stuffed.
Its only around 6 years old but I must admit I have hammered it a bit.
Now the main question -
How difficult is it replacing the bearings?
Any hints or tips available? (other than the rebuilding a 9x20 manual)
Almost finished milling the cross slide extension when the lathe wouldnt start again.
The spindle bearings appear to have seized, the head stock was hot.
I let it cool down and when I manually rotated the chuck it was stiff and I could feel a roughness in the bearing so I'm assuming its stuffed.
Its only around 6 years old but I must admit I have hammered it a bit.
Now the main question -
How difficult is it replacing the bearings?
Any hints or tips available? (other than the rebuilding a 9x20 manual)