I went to turn a small bit of alloy on the Myford last night and was surprised when it seemed to bog down a little
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Not happened before so I thought something not's right. Loosened it all off and checked the motor pulley, then the main shaft and finally the countershaft.
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I was surprised the amount it took to turn, not seized or remotely like but not as free as I expected. That got me thinking, I don't know how free running it should be. I certainly can't flick it and then wait for it to run down, and with the clutch mechanism inside maybe it is stiff.
I also pulled the clutch drum off and did a visual inspection of the outer bearing, it seemed fine. Pulled the oilers out and inspected for bronze fragments, nothing.
Anyone else give their countershaft a hand turn and see how it feels. Other than getting the luggage scales on it to see how much it takes to move the pulley I am stumped.
The bearing journals are not getting hot either.
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