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The second pix tells a tale. The porkchop 'wear' is partly due to the splayed legs on the 'bracket'.

IIWY, I would get the whole thing. Then you can practice on the original. Those splayed legs are correctable, but not without some risk(of breaking a leg!). In no event would I install a new porkchop on that bracket without straightening the leg.

However IIWM, I would replace the porkchop, straighten the bracket, replace the tension pin with a screw and nut, the shaft is salvageable assuming it is not bent, the retaining ring is a nit(low $), the boogered shaft is likely usable with judicious filing. The idler gear is I think ok if any burrs are filed down.

I will look for Bill Mayo's thread re the screw/nut replacement for the tension pin.

Here tis!

http://shopsmith.wikia.com/wiki/Speed_Control

Bill is recuperating from surgery, so he may not respond. He has recently been SELLING the parts on e-bay, but not the past month. 10-32 cap screw(with long unthreaded shaft), nut and lock washers.

JPG-Really appreicate your time and knowledge.
Splayed leg on the bracket. Would never have caught that.
I am going to order a new bracket. I'm a let's make every
effort to fix it once and not have to go back later.
Cost of this stuff is no a biggie. (Not retired.....yet.)
I will put the old bracket on the shelf for future reference, if need be.
I definetly like the bolt replacement for the roll pin.
Thanks! Bill Mayo
What do you lub the worm gear with?
You are making this restoration a fun adventure as opposed
to a trip into the swamp. Thanks!

carbonman wrote:It has the original power cord and it is going to be replaced along w/a new switch.

Make sure ya take a pic before starting and cut the wires long.

beeg wrote:Make sure ya take a pic before starting and cut the wires long.

Excellent! Will do. Thanks!

carbonman wrote:JPG-Really appreicate your time and knowledge.
Splayed leg on the bracket. Would never have caught that.
I am going to order a new bracket. I'm a let's make every
effort to fix it once and not have to go back later.
Cost of this stuff is no a biggie. (Not retired.....yet.)
I will put the old bracket on the shelf for future reference, if need be.
I definetly like the bolt replacement for the roll pin.
Thanks! Bill Mayo
What do you lub the worm gear with?
You are making this restoration a fun adventure as opposed
to a trip into the swamp. Thanks!

I am 1000% with you on that!

carbonman wrote: What do you lub the worm gear with?

Quite a few folks use graphite, but I use wheel bearing grease. Just a finger dab across the pork chop and along the worm gear. Then use your finger to wipe off the excess.

Yes, grease can and does pick up sawdust, BUT there shouldn't be very much sawdust inside the headstock case and since you will lube the headstock every 10 hours of operation, you can wipe off dirty stuff and apply new.

There was once a idea posted about using bees wax for that job. I gave it a try on my fall clean and lube effort. It did seem to work at that point but a few months later when I tried to use the machine in the cold garage the wax turned solid and I ended up scraping it off to get the machine to change speeds. This was not a fun job.

If you live some place warm then this might work but beware if you live in a colder area.

I think my favorite lube is STP. It does collect sawdust but it brushes right off so you can get it cleaned up and redone in no time at all.

I started using this on a plunge router that I had mounted in a table, the tubes would collect dust enough that I was experiencing a lot of down time to keep them clean. Started using the STP and it was like night and day. So I started using it other places where saw dust and lube crossed paths. Anyway I'm sold on it.

Ed

My SS is back to life.
Shiny new power cord and switch.
New bracket/pork chop/worm gear.
A few anomalies along the way.
Assembled/disassembled 6 times till I got it all right.
Had to drop the motor pan twice. Dropped that little spring
behind the speed dial down there. ...actually lost it 4 times,
found it 3.
Had to get a pair of snap ring pliers. Found some cheapy ones at
Harbor Freight. Will last me the rest of my life.
The strain relief that came with the new power cord will
never fit in the hole in the pan. Need to figure out something for that.
There was an inch of some of the finest dust I have every seen in the
bottom of the motor pan. Vaccumed that out and blew out that much more
out of the motor.
I lubed the control sheave w/3-1 oil. Lubed the worm gear/pork chop w/silicone.
At the end of the day, it all works great. Don't think it has worked like this
in many years. Very satisfied w/the effort.
Thanks! for all the help.

..........ok, so....this is probably pretty mundane for most....BUT...
for the first time in 56yrs, the SS is mobile.
It's almost like having a hand tool now.


I know, pretty corny....but you have to take the little times and make them
big times, so the bad times don't seem so bad.....while you're waiting for the big times to return.