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The quills that I repaired that was sticking all had this problem. The keyway(groove) in the quill for the setscrew that holds the quill in had vibrated/rubbed againest the top of the keyway causing a very slight burr. I took a metal file and deburred the edge on each side of the keyway (a little will do you) and tried the quill again. It always worked for me. Of course, I had cleaned all splines and gears already and the quill was still sticking.

Bill Mayo billstoolz.com

My problem exactly. Just another way of saying it. The moral of the story is don't over-tighten the set screw.

Bruce