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RapidFJ previously said:
If it's actually a Morse taper that can be a b*tch. I've run into problems disimpacting Morse tapers on several occasions. It's wierd how somehow just the right little tap will suddenly knock it apart. Sometimes certain vibrations seem to help. Also, depending on how it's configured you may be able to get a puller of some sort over it. Also, you might try heating up the out part a bit to see if it will expand a bit relative to the inner part.
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FJoel previously said:
There is no place to fit a drift in there??? A drift is a wedge piece shaped of metal for those following along...
That is just dumb!! Who makes a morse taper spindle with no drift slots??? Try extending the quill all the way down if you haven't already, but I assume you knew they usually have drift slots.
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The joke is on YOU, Kurt... this thread is turning out to be a resource FOR me... not OF me!!!!
The drift didn't work. I almost impacted it to the point of not being able to retrieve it. I actually deformed it.
I also tried tapping (aggressively) onto the end of the threaded rod which pulls it up into the spindle with two nuts on top. Nothing.
The gear puller method is my next try. I'll have to detatch the entire head and flip it. I already tried clamping the tool holder into the vice on the crossfeed table and then lever up on the quill... no go. I can't get a real gear puller into the space. I also don't have the center to push on so I have to make a tool just to do this job. It's going to have to push on the steel surface of the head and pull on the tool holder.
The failure here was in moving out of town for a year and then coming back to my shop which had the last set-up still in place.
