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I'm in the process of restoring a Kalamazoo 816C. The thing was in rather bad shape when I get it. It looked like they had kept it stored behind all the grinders! The end is near, but I made a mistake. When I took apart the gear box for cleaning and bearing checks, I didn't realize that what I thought were metallic seals, were in fact tightly compressed shim stacks. It dawned upon me as I was cleaning them off and they started to separate... Oops!
Before disassembly, I also didn't think to check how much play was in the shaft. It wasn't until I got in too deep that I realized how much care and precision went into the design of that gear box.
On re-assembly, I'm using a different seal material for the main flange gasket as the old one disintegrated, so I'll need to tweak the shim stack regardless.
Does anybody happen to have a Kalamazoo where they can stick an indicator on it and check the shaft play for the motor drive shaft and the drive wheel shaft?
Thanks!
Before disassembly, I also didn't think to check how much play was in the shaft. It wasn't until I got in too deep that I realized how much care and precision went into the design of that gear box.
On re-assembly, I'm using a different seal material for the main flange gasket as the old one disintegrated, so I'll need to tweak the shim stack regardless.
Does anybody happen to have a Kalamazoo where they can stick an indicator on it and check the shaft play for the motor drive shaft and the drive wheel shaft?
Thanks!