Myford leadscrew bracket.

Myford leadscrew bracket.

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19 February 2017 at 08:39 #284973
Adrian 2
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Morning all,

Does anyone have experience of removing the right hand leadscrew bracket on the Myford lathe ? In addition to the two cap head screws there are two dowels tapped to aid extraction . Not sure which thread as they are damaged. With the screws removed the bracket is still firmly held in place by the dowels.

I'm thinking a simple extractor to draw the dowels and bracket off as a unit. Any advice appreciated thank you.

Adrian.
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19 February 2017 at 08:39 #25088
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19 February 2017 at 08:54 #284976
Lambton
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Adrian,

Looking at the parts list in the Myford handbook the dowels are standard plain ones. They are, like all good dowels, a very close fit in their holes and are therefore difficult to remove. Try gently prising the bracket off using the "two screwdrivers" technique. Go gently a little at a time and you should have no trouble.

Eric
19 February 2017 at 09:10 #284982
John Haine
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The dowels are tapped 4 BA. You need a few inches of 4 BA studding, a BMW weight say 1" diameter and a couple of inches long drilled to clear, and a 4 BA nut. Nuy on one end of stub, thread through weight, screw other end into dowel, then slide weight smartly against nut a few times to extract dowel.
19 February 2017 at 09:50 #284992
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Thank you for your replies. The slide hammer idea sounds good . I will do it that way.

Adrian.
19 February 2017 at 12:06 #285001
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Just been to look at my lathe and I confirm that the dowels are tapped. Very thoughtful of Nottingham Myford.
19 February 2017 at 18:18 #285051
John Purdy
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I have removed the bracket a number of times by screwing in a 1" 4BA screw and giving the head a good tug with the fingers. Mine are a snug but sliding fit in both the bed and the bracket.

John
19 February 2017 at 18:59 #285057
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That's encouraging John, it may not be as difficult as I at first thought.

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