On 2009-04-20, joel wrote:

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joel wrote:

My VS-13 Clausing lathe is leaking oil out of the gearbox down into the
chip tray, and it's doing it pretty quickly. Oil level goes from center
of the sight glass down to not being seen in less than three days (~ 1/2
pint of oil). It's not readily apparent to me where the leak is
originating from even though i've cleaned it, looked for weeping, oil
trail, etc.

Any thoughts on the most popular spots for gearbox leaks with these
characteristics?

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Really? a real metalworking topic and nobody answers? What a sad day
this is...

While I have a Clausing -- it is not a gearhead Clausing, so I
have no experience with that.

If it were the apron which was leaking instead, I might be able
to come up with some guesses. Without good guesses, I figure why
clutter the thread and perhaps obscure someone with valid experience.

Good Luck,
DoN.

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