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Delta 14 bandsaw whee bearing replacement

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Chuck Engstrom

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Does anyone have any information on proper arrangement of the "bearing loading springs" for the rear bearing of the driven lower wheel? When I took the rear bearing out I failed to pay attention to how the two wavy springs were oriented and now I'm a bit confused, since there are several possibilities for their arrangement. Saw is 1982 28-240, part number is 46.

I'm replacing both upper and lower wheel bearings and have learned a bunch, not as simple as it might look. Will appreciate any info and will be glad to share what I've learned.
 
There is a site https://owwm.org/ that has a lot of info on delta machines. I used to frequent but haven't for a while. I know I found rebuild info for a 14" band saw there one time (but never finished) saw is in pieces still.
 
I muddled onward with help from my ex-machine shop instructor. The bandsaw is now back together and seems to be running just fine. I'll be glad to share what I learned about how it works, where to get some old parts, and whatever else I can offer. It was more complicated than I expected but came out well in the end.
 
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