Sheave Pin - need part

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Fri Jan 10, 2014 12:55 am

[quote="chrisvt"]Thanks, the HF puller is probably worth the price, not all that bad and coupon code available, but my control sheave was never seized, and has been replaced at this point. I guess it was time to get down to replacing some of this stuff, all seemed to give out at once... it has been 30 years in use though ]

Not necessarily relevant. Lack of proper maintenance is more likely the cause!

chrisvt · Post by **chrisvt** » Fri Jan 10, 2014 4:27 pm

JPG40504 wrote:Not necessarily relevant. Lack of proper maintenance is more likely the cause!

Yeah, I'll bite the (insufficient maintenance) bullet on the control sheave ... how about motor bearings though? I see no Shop Smith recommendations for the "permanent" bearings. I did see some recommendations in the forum about "blowing out" the motor so I have been doing that, but other than that not sure what I could have done/can do, or am I unaware of something else?

Chris

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Fri Jan 10, 2014 7:48 pm

chrisvt wrote:Yeah, I'll bite the (insufficient maintenance) bullet on the control sheave ... how about motor bearings though? I see no Shop Smith recommendations for the "permanent" bearings. I did see some recommendations in the forum about "blowing out" the motor so I have been doing that, but other than that not sure what I could have done/can do, or am I unaware of something else?

Chris

They also can be replaced. Like much, that is not considered a user replaceable part by CS. That does not make it impossible.

Permanently lubricated bearings are so until the lubrication dries out etc.

'Permanent' for the lifetime of the 'bearing'!:D

I did not say doing so was easy. Not something typically included in 'user's' skill set. A bearing puller(tool) is recommended.

If they are not broke, leave em alone! As long as the shaft runs true, no further damage is likely.