One of the many advantages of using a VFD with a lathe is that you will
likely never need back gear.

Randy


"Bob Engelhardt" wrote in message
...
Jim Stewart wrote:
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From what I can gather from your description,
the coaxial shaft for the back gear is frozen
to the spindle shaft. If so, I strongly suggest
you squirt a bunch of penetrating oil into the
oil hole and try to free it *before* attempting
disassembly. ...

Good point, thanks. Bob