Bridgeport Interact 2 - Quill Removal; Spindle Removal

NOTE:
CLEANLINESS
is of
great importance.
Be sure
tbat
no cbips or
dirt
will
get to tbe
quill or ball
quill
extension.
8. After the
assembly
is complete,
perform the
following settings:
a. Align rhe
motor mounting
housing
(8050161)
to the
quill
housing
(8050159)
per
Section
8.5.1.
b. Set
the
quill
feed
belt
(8303952)
tension
per
Section
8.3.3.
c.
Check
and if necessary
reset the quill limit
switches.
i.
Extreme limit
switches, as
per
Section 8.3.1.
ii.
Quill
reference
switch,
as
per
Section 8.3.2.
iii. Set
the
software
limits, as
per
Section 8.4.
NOTE: Tbe
bearings
need
to be installed in tbe same
orientation
as they were. Use
tbe
V
on
tbe outside diameter
as a
guide
for
correct orientation
of
tbese bearings.
As a
reference note tbat tbe shields of
tbe bearings are to tbe
outside.
8.3.5
Quill
Removal
1. Follow the procedure
for
the
ball quill extension
removal,
Section
8.3.4 steps
1
thru
4.
2. The quill
will
fall
out of
the
housing
when
the blocks supporting it
are removed.
3.
For installation
notes
and
settings see Section 8.3.4
steps 7 and 8.
CA\ITION: Tbe only
occasion on wbicb a
quill
sbould be remoaed
is in
tbe
eoent
of seoere
damage by
scoring
tbrougb lack of
lubrication
or
otber
damage.
The quill
outside
diameter and
tbe quill bousing bore are a matched
fit.
8.3.6 Spindle Removal
1.
LOWER the
quill 25 mm
from
the upper
position
(Z
+ve
software
limit)
2. Remove the
spindle
nose set screw
(8300218)
located
on the quill
outside
diameter
3.
Move the
quill
to the upper
position
(Z
+ve
software limit). Lower the knee to
the
full
down
position.
4.
Place blocks under the
spindle to
prevent
it
from
dropping
when loosened
from
the quill.
Remove the spindle
nose locknut
(8007514)
from
the quill
(Figure
8-1). The spindle is now
free
to be
removed from the quill.
5.
If
the spindle
does not
drop
out, then tap on the end of the
spindle
with a soft mallet
through the opening on
the
top of the
variable speed assembly. This
will
force
the spindle
bearing
out of
the bore
of
the quill.
DO NOT
HAVE
HANDS
BETWEEN
THE
SPINDLE AND SUPPORT BLOCKS,
WHEN THE
SPINDLE
BEARINGS
CLEAR THE BORE
IN
THE
QUILL
THE
SPINDLE WILL DROP OUT OF THE
QUILL
RAPIDLY.
WARNING
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