I did a google search and found some mentions of South Bend and babbit
bearings, but not exactly how to redo these. Has anyone ever replaced
one of these?

Lindsay sells some books on the subject - one of them by Vince Gingery.
They are pretty good and a whole lot better than any abbreviated instruction
you are going to get on a NG.

Bob Swinney
"Ken Moffett" wrote in message
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I have a South Bend 10K model A lathe with a "frozen" bearing on the
right end of the lead screw. I pulled the quick change gearbox and the
bearing mount loose, so I could pull it off the shaft. The casting can
be turned on the end of the lead screw shaft, but only with a great deal
of force. And, it isn't going to slide off. In the manual it shows a
little block of babbit associated with the one piece casting. In the
back of the casting are two ~1/4" holes filled with babbit.