I was able to pick up a large rotary table a while ago that was siezed up,
with the intention of fixing it up. I finally got around to it this
weekend. After mostly disassembling it, it looks to be in pretty good
shape. The part I haven't gotten to is the main gear that is parallel to
the table itself (got to find my misplaced 5/8"s allen wrench first),
which is where the problem seems to be. Everything else I took apart
seemed to be able to move freely.

Anyway, what I'm looking for is any tips or suggestions on getting the
table/gear freed up and moving. I was thinking about maybe filling up the
gearbox with kerosene for a few days before taking it apart, cleaning it
out then filling it back up with gear oil. (the oil in there now has
gotten a bit sludgy)
Thanks
Todd

Congratulations on the new table. Diesel fuel is generally good for
releasing seized parts. Soaking in that should help and it's cheap.

John

"Todd Rich" wrote in message
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I was able to pick up a large rotary table a while ago that was siezed up,
with the intention of fixing it up. I finally got around to it this
weekend. After mostly disassembling it, it looks to be in pretty good
shape. The part I haven't gotten to is the main gear that is parallel to
the table itself (got to find my misplaced 5/8"s allen wrench first),
which is where the problem seems to be. Everything else I took apart
seemed to be able to move freely.

Anyway, what I'm looking for is any tips or suggestions on getting the
table/gear freed up and moving. I was thinking about maybe filling up the
gearbox with kerosene for a few days before taking it apart, cleaning it
out then filling it back up with gear oil. (the oil in there now has
gotten a bit sludgy)
Thanks
Todd