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My pretty new $2000 Powermatic drill press froze up it’s speed adjusting Reeves drive. The way it’s supposed to work, there is a motor belt pulley and a spindle belt pulley, with a couple variable width pulleys on a common shaft in between. As the shaft is moved between the fixed motor and spindle pulleys, spring pressure moves the variable width pulleys to accommodate a fairly large speed range, 250 to 3000 rpm. But they were rusted (only thing in the shop that did) and frozen to the shaft.
I have a couple high quality pullers, but these are about 7” pulleys with a pretty large vertical pull needed, too much for the pullers.
I made a simple puller from my mill hold down parts and a scrap of bar stock. It only took a few minutes and worked perfectly. I drilled two 1/2” clearance holes near the ends of the bar and threaded a 1/2-13 in the middle. I turned a point on a piece of all-thread, put a couple of jam nuts on that, and stuck large nuts on the arms to catch the pulley edges. The nuts on the top end of the arms set the right and equal length.
This might save you some day, who knows?
I have a couple high quality pullers, but these are about 7” pulleys with a pretty large vertical pull needed, too much for the pullers.
I made a simple puller from my mill hold down parts and a scrap of bar stock. It only took a few minutes and worked perfectly. I drilled two 1/2” clearance holes near the ends of the bar and threaded a 1/2-13 in the middle. I turned a point on a piece of all-thread, put a couple of jam nuts on that, and stuck large nuts on the arms to catch the pulley edges. The nuts on the top end of the arms set the right and equal length.
This might save you some day, who knows?