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This is work related. I arrived at work today to the sight of three men slowly running the cross slide forward and back, very intently studying it. Evidently both tee bolts holding the compound on have been relieved of threads. The guys were trying to figure out how to remove them. Being an old hand at gutting a lathe, I swooped in to save the day. As if by magic, two of the three men disappeared in a puff of smoke. Anyways please forgive the retelling. I had to disassemble much more than I ever needed to before, but it boiled down to the DRO holding me up. Bored yet? Ok. Here's a picture: There are three things between the leadscrew and the cross slide casting. One is the nut that moves the cross slide. One is labeled (58) "wedge". What is it's purpose?