Bought a 40 yr old Clanger Taiwanese lathe and tearing it down to fix and use.
Getting the bull gear off the main spindle was a big effort as it is a interference fit.
Or it is now.
I ended up dinging the area where the seal runs.
I could borrow a lathe and polish it out I think and be good to go as well as the gear shaft so next time I need to change a belt it will be only a 4 day job.
Ha
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It looks worse than it really is but with new seals and a polish up I think it will work.
The gears are sort of soft but it does have double taper bearings.
I don’t know yet if I’ll change out the bearings out as they seem o.k. and run them as they are.
It has been run dry for a while hence the galling where the bronze pulley bearings run.
It’s not in too bad a nick for it’s age.
I sorted the gear box out On the saddle which was put back to gather wrong and the quick change gear box.
Found a few missing bits.
It hasn’t been used much thou.
Some machinist help here would be welcome.
Thanks.
Bruce