Model SB1023

O P E R A T I O N

For Machines Mfg. Since 8/09

Removing & Installing Wheel & Hub

When the wheel has been ring tested, and dressed, the wheel and hub must be removed and balanced as an assembly. However, remember that overtightening or rotating the spindle bolt in the incorrect direction can damage threads, crack the grinding wheel, and make grinding wheel removal more difficult than it needs to be.

When removing and installing the hub onto the spindle or balancing arbor, keep in mind that the mating surfaces between these components have the single most important effect on your final balancing results. Hubs, spindles, and balancing arbors can be easily damaged during installation and removal. Just one grain of sand, small burr, or hidden ding in either mating surface will undermine all balancing results. Make sure that all mating surfaces are carefully stoned to establish a perfect fit.

NEVER pound on a hub or arbor for any reason. This will permanently displace metal and change high tolerance dimensions.

NEVER use a hydraulic press to install the balancing arbor or attempt to use a heat differential between parts to establish a shrink- fit. This will change high tolerance dimensions.

NEVER twist-fit the hub onto the spindle or the balancing arbor. Doing this can gall the tapered surfaces. Instead use a small arbor press with light pressure to install and remove the balancing arbor from the hub.

ALWAYS make sure that all mating surfaces are immaculately cleaned before hub or arbor installation. Use a lint-free photography lens cloth that is slightly oiled with a thin machine oil. For the best fit, the mating surfaces must be polished without having a wet layer of oil on them. The oil should only be in the pores of the metal.

To remove and reinstall the wheel and hub:

1.DISCONNECT MACHINE FROM POWER!

2.Place a sheet of plywood or similar on top of table to protect the table (Figure 20), and open the grinding wheel cover.

Figure 20. Protecting the table.

3.Position the spindle wrench on the spindle bolt (Figure 21).

Spindle

Bolt

Figure 21. Retaining fasteners.

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Southbend SB1023 manual Removing & Installing Wheel & Hub, To remove and reinstall the wheel and hub