Logan 1935-2 lathe

[Oldseabee]

I tried to install the new spindel take up nut and found the threads to be too damaged. So I have a good used spidel coming. But this morning I pulled the pin on the bull gear so I can rotate the spindel really easy. The bearings may be shot. Really noisy. Belts are old too so maybe replace them too. Gee what fun.
What's the easy way to replace Bearings if needed and the belts? I know the spindel has to come out. Any suggestions appreciated.
Mike

 

[Oldseabee]

I got the spindel started moving out. A single bearing and I thought there were 2. Or it's a single duplex bearing. I thought the belts might be bad but they are ok. Only bad belt is the main drive belt from the motor, it's coming apart.

 

[twhite]

You will have a brand new machine once you are done. Will be good for another 50 years.


Cutting oil is my blood.

 

[Oldseabee]

I checked the front bearing number, a 9110 KDD G. Regular ball bearing. .Not what it should have been.

 

[wa5cab]

Mike,

If you still need instructions for spindle removal, you are currently a Gold Donar so first go to the Atlas forum and read the instructions for using Downloads which are in a file in the sticky section at top of the Forum. Then go to Downloads and follow those instructions clicking here first and second and then going to the Logan folder. There you should find copies of one or two manuals on your machine that should have those removal instructions.

 

[Oldseabee]

Pulled the headstock off. Only way to get to the 2- 7/32 allen head set screws. That allowed me to Weasel the lower gear out. And you have to remove the shifter rack too, otherwise it's not coming out. Tomorrow I'll clean all of the parts in diesel. And run a tap in all threaded holes, I hate breaking bolts. Then I just wait for parts and give the headstock a new paint job. Once upon a time it was Avocado green but under that was gray. So it's going back as Grey.
So I have to order new belts, and rubber bushings for jackshaft bracket. Mine are shot. I'm also going to see if Scott gas the rubber bump stops for the lid that are a press fit into the headstock casting in front. Part # 29 by the diagram. One of the hardest parts to remove were part # 55 & 56. Too much paint build up. So cleaned it all and the sprayed Deep Creek. Moved them back and forth, sprayed again and finally they came out.

 

[Oldseabee]

Mike,

If you still need instructions for spindle removal, you are currently a Gold Donar so first go to the Atlas forum and read the instructions for using Downloads which are in a file in the sticky section at top of the Forum. Then go to Downloads and follow those instructions clicking here first and second and then going to the Logan folder. There you should find copies of one or two manuals on your machine that should have those removal instructions.

It actually was simple except for the bottom gear, the back gear. What a PITA.

 

[Oldseabee]

Here are a couple of pictures of my Headless Lathe. In the beginning of this work I moaned about all the darned grease inside. But it saved the lathe. The rear spindel gear was missing it's Woodruff key. I found it hanging out in the Grease. If it had fallen into the gears this repair job would have cost way more. I did find an ABECK 5 bearing for the front and rear spindel. Probably a higher quality then was originally installed. They even had the 7 bearing rating but to expensive for me. Anything would be better that.plain roller bearings that were in it.

 

[Oldseabee]

Called Logan again and ordered more parts. Also ordered better quality bearings off ebay. I also ordered a good used spindel from ebay too. That spindel had 2 front bearings and one rear. So when I ordered my bearings I got 2 front ones and one rear.

 

[Oldseabee]

New to me used spindel delivered today. Like new. Logan shows 2 different spindels for my lathe and one has 2 front bearings. I've included a picture out of my manual. The spindel shown is not mine. My spindel is the standard threaded one. So at some point the spindel was swapped out to a standard spinde. I also ordered the 2 spindel spacers from the same seller. That will make it easy to go back together. Spent the day washing parts up with a gallon of diesel fuel. They were past dirty.