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2.Use the backlash adjustment ring to disengage the gears from the handwheel so that the table rotates freely by hand.
3.Turn the rotary table upside down on a protective surface.
4.Loosen the cap screw that secures the spindle lock collar, then unthread and remove the collar (see Figure 16).
Lock
Collar
Figure 16. Loosening the spindle lock
collar cap screw.
5.Lift the edge of the cast iron housing with one hand, and tap the back end of the spindle with the dead blow hammer until the table assembly breaks free from the housing.
6.Remove the table from the housing, as shown in Figure 17.
Oil | Worm Shaft | |
Grooves | ||
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Worm Gear 
Figure 17. Locations of worm gear and
shaft with the table removed.
7.Use the
8.When these parts are dry, apply a medium coat of
9.Use a clean shop rag and mineral spirits to wipe clean the mating surfaces of the housing and table, then apply a thin coat of light machine oil to the housing oil grooves and surrounding surface (see Figure 17).
10.
