"steamer" wrote in message
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--Well I've got it back in the quill but I'll be damned if I can
figure out how to add the 1-1/2 turns of pretension. Every time I rotate
the
collar the spring goes about 1/4 turn, then snaps loose and needs to be
retensioned. Sooo what am I doing wrong?

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---Decks a-wash in a sea of words---
This is not unusual. You may have to renew or rework the offending pin. The
inner end of the spring has to be curled fairly closely to hold good and the
outer pin tends to get pushed into the housing too far. Your spring may not
be hooked on the outer pin as this will allow the spring to slide around
when it is tightened a little. Do not try to tighten the spring until it
retracts the quill. It is intended only to keep it from falling and may not
do that if you have a heavy tool in the spindle.

Don Young


Don Young