3 in 1 need help takeing apart mill head

[ucrobert]

ok guys
i have a 3 in 1
i traded for it
well i got it home know very little about machining get it on the table and plug it in turn it on and wow the lathe spin kinda
switch it over to mill and wow it spin kinda not really it struggling now i can grab it
so i took the lathe section apart found that the old chinese bearing grease was
old and solidified
so i scraped some off dug some out of the bearing and started repacking with some bearing grease i bought at a estate sale
put it together and dam it spins good and strong
im not going to grab that one this time
so on to the mill
ok
ok
ok
i removed 3 pieces and cant figure the rest out
so the help i need is how to take apart the mill section apart
i know there are strong springs in there
but other than that im stuck

help

thank you
robert

[ucrobert]

so outta 55 guys who looked at this post no one knows how to disassemble a mill head
??

[ucrobert]

so does anyone know who can help me

[digitalmdi]

Originally Posted by ucrobert so does anyone know who can help me

What is it- Smithy, Grizzly, Shoptask, Harbor Freight- They all have their own forums- if you don't know, post some pictures.

[the4thseal]

yea need picks

[ucrobert]

its a harbor freight 3 in 1 Item #5980
and yes i know the quality isn't the best

again i just need to know how to disassembly the mill head to repack the grease an reassemble

[doorknob]

Do you have a copy of the manual?

If not, you can download it from http://manuals.harborfreight.com/man...-5999/5980.pdf

It does not show specifically how to disassemble the mill head, but there is a parts diagram on page 17 that may be of some use.

[ucrobert]

Ive taken looks at that to no avail
ill keep looking

[digitalmdi]

Originally Posted by ucrobert Ive taken looks at that to no avail ill keep looking

OK- That looks almost identical to the Smithy Midas machine- they are probably from the same factory, so if the geniuses at Harbor Freight can't help, Smithy probably could.
Anyway, if you want to re-pack the spindle bearings, its pretty easy-
1. Remove the belts and sheetmetal stuff.
2. The big pulley over the splined shaft will pry off with some even pressure up on each side.
3. Once the pulley is off you will find a plate with a roller bearing- the plate is held on with 4 screws-
4. Once the bearing and plate are off you will see the nuts holding the bearings - these are spanner nuts, so just use a hammer and punch to loosen them.
5. Once the spanner nuts are off, you can drive the spindle out of the quill- use a wood block to protect the spines.

[ucrobert]

ill try again tonight and take some pics to show exactly what im looking at

thank you digitalmdi