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I have a 1951 SouthBend 9A lathe that is set up metric. I am going through the Guide to Renovating the lathe and it says that once you remove the gib screws and slide the cross slide off, then the cross feed nut are easily removed. Well.. after I removed the cross slide I removed a set screw or grub screw with a conical end from the top of the cross feed nut. The nut is not loose. I don't want to force anything. When I look down into the hole, see picture, I see a little point sticking out that the conical set screw must have been bearing on. ?? Does anyone know what I should do now? Is that point just the end of a pin that bears against the cross feed nut hole and if I twist the nut some it will come loose?