Just purchased a 1989 Mark V and am completely new to Shopsmith. Fixing machines isn't my forte in any case. (Damn it Jim, I'm a woodworker, not a mechanic!).
In the first of what is sure to be many questions, I wiggled the motor spring (?), compensating spring (?), and/or "big spring next to the motor sheave" (?), and the hole spring popped off the axle sending parts flying, which I think I found--a big washer and a tiny split ring. See pics.
While I await the arrival of my new split ring pliers from Amazon, can someone tell me if this split ring looks right (it looks much too tiny to me)? And, can I just get a replacement from my local hardware? I assume there's nothing special about the $5 + $12 shipping Shopsmith one...? And, since I seem to have disassembled it :--/, should I be checking the spring for any kind of wear / issue (too springy; not springy enough..).
I do know about holding the spring on with a board with a hole drilled in it to put it all back together.
Thanks,
Steve
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