Droopy tail stock lock lock

[John ViettiParticipant @johnvietti39406]

I have a Myford S7 and the tail stock locks drops to a 6 o'clock position when not in use. It used to park at 1 or 2 o'clock. is this a simple fix? Suggestions welcomed.

[John ViettiParticipant @johnvietti39406]

[SteviegtrParticipant @steviegtr]

That's exactly what mine does & always has. As long as the tail slides ok unlocked. It is ok.

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

You presumably have the side-mounted lever [see edit]

Looking at items M11, M12, M13 here: **LINK**

https://www.myford.co.uk/acatalog/Myford_Super_7_Tailstock_Assembly.html

… it seems inevitable that gravity will make it settle like that, unless something stiffens the action.

A Belleville washer, or an O ring, might do the trick.

… Myford moved the lever instead … so defying gravity !

MichaelG.

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Edit: … or are you referring to M1 ? 

Edited By Michael Gilligan on 25/03/2020 07:41:21

[Martin KyteParticipant @martinkyte99762]

Just had a look at mine. Super7 power cross feed rebuild so not new but not that old. Tailstock lever has a positive stop pointing backwards at about the 2 – 3 o'clock position and it feels like a pin stop if you understand that. It has to be internal, there is nothing on the outside. Are you sure you have not done something daft like remeove the tailstock to clean it and then refitted with the lever in the forward position so you have to move it backwards to clamp rather than forwards. If that's the case you can test by rotating anticlockwise until you come up against the stop from the other direction. If it goes far enough to clamp the tailstock something is broken or missing. You will have to remove the tailstock and refit with the lever in the correct attitude to work properly though.

regards Martin

[not done it yetParticipant @notdoneityet]

Looks, to me, to be a simple adjustment job if you mean it doesn’t act till past 6 o’colock..

Screw the stud in, or out, half a turn? Skim the nut, add a suitable washer. All will move the effective locking action to any desired position, but the first and last options look to be better (more easily returned to original).

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