Hi All,
A few years ago I was given an old Sheraton lathe that had been sitting outside a factory under a tarp for many, many years. It was pretty rusty and seized up but after a lot of elbow grease and a bit of swearing I managed to restore it back to working order. I use it here and there as needed on projects that pop up from time to time and it has proven invaluable. Anyway, this is my lathe.
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Everything worked perfectly except the apron clutch which would never engage, so last week I viewed a mrpete22's video on cleaning the apron which allowed me to fix the apron clutch and for the first time since I've owned it the apron clutch was engaging and I now had power driven longitudinal and cross-feed capabilities. Great.
Unfortunately my joy was not long lived. A few minutes into testing its operation the worm drive in the apron decided to stop rotating. Nothing else is siezed. I tried to upload a video of the other component's movement but was unable to so instead I have uploaded it to YouTube and can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/lTTUGVvQdKE
I have since removed and dismantled the apron but am unable to remove the worm drive. The pin which holds the worm drive collar in place is located facing the apron casing, and as such I can't get to it, and since the worm drive is seized I can't rotate it to gain access.
Due to the pin's location it's difficult to show it in a photo but this is the best I could do.
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So I seem to have come to an impasse. I'm stuck and have no idea how to proceed.
Any suggestions are most certainly welcome.
Thanks.