WM250VF Loose Saddle

[John SlavenParticipant @johnslaven66698]

[John SlavenParticipant @johnslaven66698]

Hi All,

My WM250 seems to have a very loose saddle. I can see no obvious gib adjustments. Is there some other adjustment for the saddle that I have missed? Any help would be much appreciated.

Cheers the noo

John.

[mechman48Participant @mechman48]

I have a 250V-F too… this happened to me, have a look at the back of the saddle, under the shear, you should find a metal 'gib strip' held on by bolts these may well be loose, give them a snug up , it should fix the problem.

George.

[Howard LewisParticipant @howardlewis46836]

If there are no obvious gib strip adjusters along the side, there may be a large screwdriver slotted item on the end, under the handwheel. This will drive a wedge onto the gib to take out slack. They do work loose and increase slack and so need resetting from time to time..

Howard

[mechman48Participant @mechman48]

Just had a look at my manual, the item I mentioned is part # 63 on the carriage assembly page.

George.

[John SlavenParticipant @johnslaven66698]

Hi George and Howard,

Thanks for the reply. I'll have a look this afternoon. The saddle is pretty loose and parting off is near impossible.

Cheers the noo

John.

[mechman48Participant @mechman48]

Just on the off chance check the 4 SHSC that fasten the cross slide to the saddle gear box, they may have also worked loose enough to give it slight lift…?

George.

[John SlavenParticipant @johnslaven66698]

Hi All,

Thanks for the replies. George, you were right. The 4 allen bolts at the back of the saddle were loose. Gave them a snug up and the saddle feels a lot better. I can now part with confidence!

Cheers the noo

John.

[mechman48Participant @mechman48]

Geo.

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