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Default Clausing 5914 VariDrive Wobble - 1st update

On Sat, 19 Jan 2008 14:55:21 -0500, Joseph Gwinn
wrote:

After some careful hi-spotting and filing of the bunged-up end of the
motor shaft, the pulley now slides onto the motor shaft properly, so I
put it all back together, this time with the setscrews tight. The
wobble is now gone, so I lucked out -- things were not too badly chewed
up, and no locktite will be required. Nor is the famous plastic bushing
a problem.

Now, I'm trying to bleed the air out of the hydraulic system that
communicated speed changes from the varispeed control on the top of the
lathe to the adjustable pulley on the motor shaft. The instructions in
the manual do not appear to be working.

Joe Gwinn


With the spindle running..pull the speed wheel all the way to full,
and hold it for 30 seconds. Then ease it off, wait a couple seconds,
and repeat as necessary. Sometimes it may take as many as 5-10 tries.
Be sure that you keep the reservior full

Gunner



"Pax Americana is a philosophy. Hardly an empire.
Making sure other people play nice and dont kill each other (and us)
off in job lots is hardly empire building, particularly when you give
them self determination under "play nice" rules.

Think of it as having your older brother knock the **** out of you
for torturing the cat." Gunner