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Trying to replace the spindle bearings on my "new" 10er. After watching the only youtube video I could find over and over, I still haven't gotten the quill out of the headstock! Any storybooks with pictures out there?

Well...got back to my ""summer shop" last week with Russ Chapman's info on correct assembly of the table bracket and...voila! ...the table became level in its drill press orientation. Thanks again, Russ. Now to start a post regarding bearing replacement on the quill. I've watched a YouTube video ...

Thanks, Russ. It certainly seemed weird that it goes bump towards table, especially since the casting number is now hidden..but so be it.

Disassembled my table ,after buying the machine, to clean and paint the frame. It will be mounted on my 10er 13074 as a dedicated drill press. When mounted, the table wasn't level from side to side. Only thing I could think of was the table bearing (103-4) was upside down upon reassembly? Can't ...