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SADDLE FEED GEARBOX DRAIN & REFILL
Make a card-stock Vee channel as described for draining the
headstock. Remove the gearbox ll plug, Figure 4-4 (1). Re-
move the gearbox front panel to expose the drain plug (2),
Run the lathe for a few minutes to warm the oil if necessary.
With the Vee channel in place, remove drain plug and allow the
gearbox to empty completely. Replace the drain plug. To rell
the gearbox use a funnel attached to a exible plastic tube in-
serted into the ll hole. Add oil to the halfway mark on the sight
glass (about 2 qts).
APRON GEARBOX DRAIN & REFILL
Remove the ll plug, Figure 4-6. Remove the drain plug, Fig-
ure 4-7,and allow the apron to empty completely. Replace
the drain plug. Add oil to the halfway mark on the sight glass
(about 1 qt).
Figure 4-6
Figure 4-5 Saddle feed gearbox sight glass
Figure 4-4
Figure 4-7 Apron sight glass & drain plug
BALL OILERS
See the general note on the previous page.
Figure 4-8 Saddle, cross-slide and compound oilers
Figure 4-9 Tailstock oiler
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