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Got the motor pulled and taken apart the shaft needed some serious cleaning and polishing pit back together and works like a charm thanks for everyones help

Went through cleaned and oiled everything. The button went back in place and now the control sheave slides freely. The lower floating sheave is still locked in place so as you turn the speed up the band continues to loosen until its too loose and flops around. Any ideas to get the floating sheave to ...

Im brand new to the world of the shop smith but bought a used unit that wont get out of slow speed. Ive been reading and watching videos on how to tear the headstock down so im ready to tackle the problem.
Heres what it does turns on and as you turn up the wheel no increase in power and it also ...