Use and Care Manual

21
PROBLEM CAUSE SOLUTION
Cross slide,
compound slide,
or carriage have
poor feed
1. Gibs are out of alignment.
2. Handwheels are loose.
3. Lead screw worn out or needs greas-
ing.
4. Bedways are worn and need greas-
ing.
5. Dirt, shavings or grime in bedways.
1. Adjust gib screws.
2. Tighten handwheels.
3. Tighten fasteners on lead screw.
4. Grease bedways.
5. Clean bedways.
Surface finish
uneven from end
to end
1. Headstock and tailstock are mis-
aligned.
1. Realign the tailstock and headstock.
Chuck jaws get-
ting stuck and
hard to move
1. Debris in the chuck jaws.
1. Remove jaws and clean out the chuck threads,
lubricate.
Carriage difficult
to feed or won’t
move
1. Gibs are too tight
2. Chips or debris in the bedway
3. Carriage lock tightened down
4. Bedways dry
5. Gears not engaged to lead screw
6. Gears broken
7. Loose feed handwheels
1. Loosen gibs
2. Clean bedways
3. Release carriage lock
4. Lubricate bedway
5. Engage gears with lead screw
6. Gears broken
7. Tighten handwheel
Gear change
lever won’t shift
1. Gears misaligned 1. Rotate spindle until the gears rotate into place
TROUBLESHOOTING