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picclock:
If anyone has successfully managed to remove the spindle on this mill, a Warco WM14, would they please be kind enough to let me into the secret. Its driving me mad atm  :bang:.

Have a bigger mill and its a snap, just compress a clip and it pops out.

Stupidly lost the manual on the WM14 - too many moves I think.

Many Thanks

Best Regards

picclock

RussellT:
Hi picclock

I have the Chester version of this mill.  The good news is that I have successfully managed to remove the spindle.  The bad news is that it was ages ago and I can't remember how I did it.  I don't remember it being especially difficult.  I have the manual somewhere but I don't think that has anything that helps except an exploded view diagram.

I'll have another look at it later on to see if anything jogs my memory.  I think you have to remove the drilling handle and shaft, but I can't remember what happens about the drive gears.

Russell

picclock:
@ RussellT

Thanks for your interest.
The current state of play is that the handle has been removed, the motor mounting plate partly removed, and the external circlip that I think holds the shaft is removed.

I was hoping that the spindle assy would push through from the top but I'm reluctant to use too much force on it. The top bearing is 6209RZ ball type, which is odd because I thought it had tapered rollers  :palm:.

The spindle top has a cutout about 3mm thick and almost 180 degrees about 5mm below the top, see piccy. Hence the reason that I don't want to brute force it too much.

Many Thanks

Best Regards

picclock

RussellT:
Hi picclock

Here's a diagram.

Looking at that some of it appears to comes out downward and some upwards.  I think you have to take the bottom section out first so you can then tap the top section from below.

Have you removed the grub screws on the right hand front edge of the head (252 and 253 in the diagram)?

Russell

picclock:
@RussellT
Thanks for the diagram, very useful.

Its not quite the same as the WM14. In the picture you can see there are no grub screws, but I suspect its something like that.

Its very frustrating that such a simple thing should be so difficult  :scratch:.

Best Regards

picclock

 

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