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I did replace the sheave that hits the porkchop, but really i'm wondering if the noise in the video is and issue, and if it is, what is making that sound.

dbk

More pics here of the pork chop - the black and white ones -
http://s185.photobucket.com/albums/x208/dknapp1/shopsmith/


But I'm replacing the pork chop because it's difficult to turn the dial, and I think it's because of the work pork chop grooves.

Does that sound like a good idea?

dbk

http://s185.photobucket.com/albums/x208/dknapp1/shopsmith/?action=view&current=headstock1.flv

All, I replaced the sheave on my headstock with a new one. Turned it on and all seems pretty good, but at low speeds I hear what sounds to me like a wobble.
In fact I'd describe it as sounding like a ...

Not sure what you mean, but maybe this pic will help orient you

http://s185.photobucket.com/albums/x208 ... G_1718.jpg

I was going to replace the sheave today, and looked at the pork chop itself - someone mentioned making sure it was lubed properly. Anyhow, I noticed some wear - pics here:
http://s185.photobucket.com/albums/x208/dknapp1/shopsmith/

Is that acceptable wear, or should I replace the pork chop and ...

While fooling around again I thought I'd check out the headstock of a greenie, which was my first SS that didn't work ;)

In any case, I was going to figure out what the problem was with that headstock too, but I found that it appeared that the control? sheave was intact with bearing and retaining ...

Do I need the whole 51556 assembly again, or can I just order the retaining spring?

I managed to suck it up and remove it!

The bearing turned smoothly, but didn't spin freely - should it spin?

I put some hoppes on it and managed to get the whole thing back together again.

Though now I broke the retaining loop, and my experience from my other headstock tells me that I need to ...

Also it did have the set screw, and it looks like someone messed with it a long time ago as there appeared to be blue loctite on the set screw.

Right now I'm thinking that I should check the bearings.

dbk

I believe the poly belt was misaligned as there were 2 slots on either side of the belt, and Nick said it should be 1 and 3, so I moved the belt over. During that process I also decided to fool around with the eccentric housing, but now I can't get that bad boy back out.

Is there a magical way to ...