What is this inside my quill?

fgrule · Post by **fgrule** » Thu Feb 16, 2012 8:37 am

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I just bought a 1982 Mark V 500 and am getting it into shape.

When I removed the quill, this washer (spacer?) fell out. I have not seen one in many searches for quills.

Can someone identify it and tell me the way it should be inserted? I'm not at all sure the placement in the photo is correct.

It appears that the larger, flat side should go toward the motor.

Thanks!

Fred

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Thu Feb 16, 2012 9:00 am

fgrule wrote:[ATTACH]16270[/ATTACH]

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I just bought a 1982 Mark V 500 and am getting it into shape.

When I removed the quill, this washer (spacer?) fell out. I have not seen one in many searches for quills.

Can someone identify it and tell me the way it should be inserted? I'm not at all sure the placement in the photo is correct.

It appears that the larger, flat side should go toward the motor.

Thanks!

Fred

It belongs there. It is a shield for the quill bearing.

I'll let some one else confirm how to insert the "top hat" washer. I am not certain. I would have put it in as depicted in the photo.

wa2crk · Post by **wa2crk** » Thu Feb 16, 2012 9:44 am

It is also there to steady the splined end of the shaft when reinserting the quill and it aids in lining things up with the nylon coupler.
Bill V

fgrule · Post by **fgrule** » Thu Feb 16, 2012 9:54 am

dusty wrote:It belongs there. It is a shield for the quill bearing.

I'll let some one else confirm how to insert the "top hat" washer. I am not certain. I would have put it in as depicted in the photo.

After having another look, I'm now thinking that the smaller end of the spacer goes toward the nylon coupler.

Fred

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Thu Feb 16, 2012 11:38 am

fgrule wrote:After having another look, I'm now thinking that the smaller end of the spacer goes toward the nylon coupler.

Fred

That is how I have observed it, and with a bit of imagination, the 1963 manual exploded parts drawing looks that way.

fgrule · Post by **fgrule** » Thu Feb 16, 2012 12:00 pm

JPG40504 wrote:That is how I have observed it, and with a bit of imagination, the 1963 manual exploded parts drawing looks that way.

Thanks, JPG, you are right.

Took another look through all of the pdf manuals I had downloaded and finally found a view that shows the smaller end toward the nylon coupler.

edit: a further search confirms,thanks to ddvan79:

http://www.shopsmith.net/forums/showthr ... t=bearings

I also tapped it onto the spindle using a piece of pvc pipe, so that it would not rattle around.

Fred