ML7 cross-slide problem

ML7 cross-slide problem

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15 February 2025 at 17:40 #783396
Mike Joseph
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Help please!

After a poor session in the workshop it got worse when I decided to rectify the adjustable dial on my cross-slide. This was a late-ish prduct from Myford (not RDG) and is drilled slightly off-centre – useable but annoying. So I thought I would retify it and have dissappeared into a spiral because after removing the circlip, it would not come apart. And of course, I can no longer replace the circlip. Big un-smiley and it makesthe lathe difficult to use.

Cananyone tell me how this comes apart please? If there were instructions they have long gone.

Cheers

Mike
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15 February 2025 at 18:40 #783398
Charles Lamont
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Not sure but, are the nut and boss one piece held by a radial grubscrew and copper pad? With similar arrangements it helps to remove the bracket from the top-slide body so you can grip the feed screw to undo the bits on the outer end. On reassembly the bracket screws are tightened last, after you have screwed the feed screw right in.
15 February 2025 at 19:44 #783415
bernard towers
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Not sure what is drilled off centre but im with Charles the part with the flat on it is in one piece and removal by his method is the way to go. As an aside why is it so tight!!
15 February 2025 at 19:59 #783431
Adrian R2
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@adrianr2
Manual can be downloaded here with exploded diagram in section C – I suspect undo the two cap heads holding the end plate on then clamp feed screw in soft jaws and undo nut. I don’t have one though so proceed at your own risk!

https://journeymans-workshop.uk/images/downloads/ml7-manual.pdf
16 February 2025 at 19:04 #783542
Mike Joseph
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Thank you to you helpful persons. I bit the bullet and used the mole-grips with some lead strip (protecting the thread) to get the nut/boss off. Then used the tool makers clamp compressing the parts as shown to put the dial back together.

Cheers fellow metal manglers!

Mike

PS apologies for mis-spellings, etc in the original post – that would have been ‘must do better’ from my old English teacher! I was a little peeved.
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