Originally Posted by
SCzEngrgGroup
As I said, the Tormach PDB "floats". When the air cylinder actuates, the piston moves down until it contacts the top of the drawbar head. Once that happens, the whole PDB assembly rises up, until the plate at the bottom contacts the underside of the large black "washer" under the springs. Motion beyond this point compresses the springs between that washer and the piston, putting NO load whatsoever on the bearings at all The photo does not show enough to be able to tell whether this mechanism is in place or not.
Regards,
Ray L.