The mill is in need of some maintainance. Here is a short list of the items that need to be done to the 2J head:
- Motor Pulley bushings need to be replaced
- Spindle Brake is worn out
- Colet set-screw needs to be replaced
- A couple of the upper section bearings are a little noisy
- The Back gear needs to be re-greased
- The belts probably need changing as well
The easiest way to get all the parts needed was to order a
rebuld kit from H&W Machine Repair.
While waiting for the parts to get here I started to tear down the head assembly. Here are all the pieces:
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| Motor and Variable Pulley |
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| Upper Housing |
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| Front Pulley and clutch shaft |
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| Lower housing and Brake. Brake Dust still needs to be cleaned out |
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| The rest of the Mill, looking a little naked rignt now |
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| Spindle assembly removed from Quill. It only needs some new grease and a new set screw. |
The other outstanding issues are hooking up the Electrical System, fixing the X axis DRO scale and figuring out the backlash in the X axis.
