I am having a problem with the headstock on my lathe sitting flush on the ways.
A little background, I purchased the lathe used maybe 4 years ago. Worked as it should no issues. A couple of months ago, I wanted to replace the spindle bearings front and rear, the drive belt and needed to replace the rear flange on the versi-drive, not sure if thats the correct terminology, due to a crack. Any I got the parts from Jet and was I was able to take it apart and put the bearings in place however I was unable to piece together the rest of the working parts in the headstock.
So I found a Jet repair facility near me and called them and they told me they really only work on Jet's metal manufacturing equipment, but if I was interested I could bring the machine to them shop and they would take a look at it. So I told them I could bring the headstock to them as it was the easiest option me to move by myself.
I brought all the pieces and the headstock to them and they were able to put it all back together.
When I put the headstock on it doesn't sit flush, or plumb on the ways. There is about a 1/4" gap on one corner and an 1/8" gap on the other, on the rear of the headstock. I unscrewed the bolt from the cam underneath but that did nothing. There is nothing stuck or sitting under the headstock between the headstock or the ways. I even tried to clamp down the rear of the headstock using bar clamps and it didn't budge.
I have a feeling it has something to do with the piece the headstock rotates on but am unable to see it.
Any suggestions or advice would be very appreciated. Thank you.
Steve
A little background, I purchased the lathe used maybe 4 years ago. Worked as it should no issues. A couple of months ago, I wanted to replace the spindle bearings front and rear, the drive belt and needed to replace the rear flange on the versi-drive, not sure if thats the correct terminology, due to a crack. Any I got the parts from Jet and was I was able to take it apart and put the bearings in place however I was unable to piece together the rest of the working parts in the headstock.
So I found a Jet repair facility near me and called them and they told me they really only work on Jet's metal manufacturing equipment, but if I was interested I could bring the machine to them shop and they would take a look at it. So I told them I could bring the headstock to them as it was the easiest option me to move by myself.
I brought all the pieces and the headstock to them and they were able to put it all back together.
When I put the headstock on it doesn't sit flush, or plumb on the ways. There is about a 1/4" gap on one corner and an 1/8" gap on the other, on the rear of the headstock. I unscrewed the bolt from the cam underneath but that did nothing. There is nothing stuck or sitting under the headstock between the headstock or the ways. I even tried to clamp down the rear of the headstock using bar clamps and it didn't budge.
I have a feeling it has something to do with the piece the headstock rotates on but am unable to see it.
Any suggestions or advice would be very appreciated. Thank you.
Steve