Originally Posted by mls  I have a 2006 haas vf 3 I've had it 8 months the spindle squeaks or chips sometimes has any one else have this
thanks Mike |
If the machine is not under warranty I would say run it till it dies. In a lot of cases with Haas spindles you will hear what is called bearing cage rattle. It does not affect the part and it comes and goes. Kind of sounds like a rattlesnake on speed. LOL. If this is what you are hearing, I personally would not worry. If it is a constant sound (Meaning all the time at different speeds) you may want to have it looked into. Haas Factory Outlets have a vibration analyzer test that can tell you if the spindle is going bad. It looks at bearing vibration and other machine component vibration.