My brother and I tore down my mill's power quill feed this weekend, the culprit was that the worm gear's (#43) pin (#59) had sheared. On my Eisen head, a very near clone, this pin was a slotted spring pin.
So the feed works again, but to my memory the overload clutch never slipped under load, else that pin probably wouldn't have sheared.
I tried screwing the nut(#78) back to reduce spring pressure, even cutting away that back edge of 78 so it wouldn't interfere with the yoke's movement (96).
With the spring adjusted as low as it would go the clutch will still not slip under load. Would shortening the spring a coil be too extreme an attempt? I could buy a new one if that didn't help.
Thanks in advance for any helpful responses,
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So the feed works again, but to my memory the overload clutch never slipped under load, else that pin probably wouldn't have sheared.
I tried screwing the nut(#78) back to reduce spring pressure, even cutting away that back edge of 78 so it wouldn't interfere with the yoke's movement (96).
With the spring adjusted as low as it would go the clutch will still not slip under load. Would shortening the spring a coil be too extreme an attempt? I could buy a new one if that didn't help.
Thanks in advance for any helpful responses,
parts