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Old 9th June 2015, 06:33 PM
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Default Myford ML7 backgear cluster & Bull wheel

As title. I am looking for a replacement bull wheel and backgear cluster for a myford ml7 headstock.
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Old 9th June 2015, 07:05 PM
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Old 9th June 2015, 07:36 PM
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Thanks but cannot bring myself to pay £64 for a new bull wheel gear from myford. Would like a used one if possible.
A backgear cluster is fairly reasonable at £38 though.
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Old 9th June 2015, 08:39 PM
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£64 for a Myford part does not seem all that bad. I remember being sent to Manchester on the train by my dad when I was lad back in the 70's with a £50 cheque to by bits for our Myford. I was sworn to secrecy not to tell mother what we blowing all the money on
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Old 9th June 2015, 08:54 PM
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he he he. The good old days of cheques..... they are still going somehow... just

My worry is if I start messing with the spindle and gears it will be more like £300+ because I will want to change the bearings which are white metal which no longer exist and then I would need to buy the bronze bearings instead which then will eat the soft spindle so I will need to buy the hardened spindle.
If I can get used gears I will feel much better about it.
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Old 10th June 2015, 11:24 AM
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I helped a friend re do his Myford headstock.
There should be packing pieces between the 2 halves of the bearings.
These are made of numerous layers of shim and you just peal off one to tighten things up.
Recheck with bearing blue and scrape the high spots if you want perfect.

They need to do a power of work to go beyong repair.

I would go the new gear as well. I would be pissed if I fitted a used one only to see it break from age.
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Old 10th June 2015, 05:24 PM
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A fair point Stephan but I am planning a rebuild at a later stage but at the moment I just want to get on with a few practices.

I have removed the headstock (and spindle) and there is no shims so would that mean the bearings are in need of replacing?
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Old 12th June 2015, 06:46 AM
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I went for new in the end. A long with many other bits and bobs.
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