South Bend 9 cross slide question

[Jim F]

Not familiar with BG In-Force. The handle stops in a pretty solid way after moving maybe 1/32".

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[graham-xrf]

Thank you so much. I did get the "screw" which turns out to be a nut, off. It came off easily. But when I try to remove the crank it only moves a little bit and stops. I hesitate to use force. I do have the parts list and it shows the pin. I think that I should try to keep the pin from dragging across the threads, correct? Here's a pic with the screw/nut removed.

The little pin is it's only solid way of having an anti-rotation. If you think about it, you can see that the handle slides on, and is retained by the nut. It was a long time back, but from memory, I think I just held the thing by the handle suspended (over the bench), and tapped the threaded shaft with the end of an aluminum bar, and it just came apart.

 

[josef]

Success! Thanks everyone for information and suggestions. The crank handle and dial were both the devil to get off. BUT, everything's back together and I can set the dial now. I've got a little copper disc under the locking screw but thinking I'll get a brass thumb screw for it.
Thanks again.