New Casters

[jjbuzard]

The easiest way to cure the Revolving Star Lift pedal clearance is to grind off about 3/16" of the longest leg, doesn't effect the integrity of Lift Pedal, the others are all shorter and they all work just fine and you only remove 3/16". I used my SS belt sander to remove the necessary amount.

[dusty]

The easiest way to cure the Revolving Star Lift pedal clearance is to grind off about 3/16" of the longest leg, doesn't effect the integrity of Lift Pedal, the others are all shorter and they all work just fine and you only remove 3/16". I used my SS belt sander to remove the necessary amount.

That sounds as though it would be a neat solution. Do you have pictures (particularly of the long pedal at the interference point).

Yes, the pedal might clear but is there room for your foot when doing this.

[jjbuzard]

The easiest way to cure the Revolving Star Lift pedal clearance is to grind off about 3/16" of the longest leg, doesn't effect the integrity of Lift Pedal, the others are all shorter and they all work just fine and you only remove 3/16". I used my SS belt sander to remove the necessary amount.

That sounds as though it would be a neat solution. Do you have pictures (particularly of the long pedal at the interference point).

Yes, the pedal might clear but is there room for your foot when doing this.

Sorry should have added the pictures,

Sorry the clearance is there, hard to see

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Showing where I ground it down.

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Side view showing how little was removed, maybe 3/16"

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[dusty]

OKAY. THANKS. Now I understand the dilemma. I have read about this problem but since my pedals are located differently I never gave it a lot of thought. The pictures really helped.

[robinson46176]

I was moving several of my SS's around a few days ago and noticed that a couple were pretty awkward to move. That got me trying to remember when the last time was that I did the flip them upside down on a pair of sawhorses to service the casters. My dicky ticker went wonky in 2013 (the open heart bit in November 2013) and I'm pretty sure it was before that. One of the things I remember clearly is how unbelievably much better they moved around after I serviced them.
It's simple to do but it has to be upside down. For me it's just a quick cleaning with a stiff brush, rag and a little compressed air then a few drops of 3 in 1 oil in all of the right places and some JPW on the lift cams. It works wonders...
If I remember right on the old Mark VII I sat the upper section off on a second set of sawhorses then flipped the base upside down to do the casters. The base on it is quite light.
The 10-ER if I recall was a little more effort just because it weighs so much more and the base is a bit more cumbersome.
It is supposed to continue to be rainy here this week, maybe I'll get that done...

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