Southbend SB1053 owner manual Quick-Change Gearbox, Apron, Draining Oil, Checking Oil Level

16-Speed Gearhead Lathe M A I N T E N A N C E For Machines Mfg. Since 3/11

Quick-Change Gearbox

Oil Type ...... Mobil Vactra 2 or ISO 68 Equivalent

Oil Amount	1.4 Quarts
Check/Add Frequency	Daily
Change Frequency	Annually

Draining Oil

Place a catch pan under the quick-change gearbox drain plug (see Figure 109), loosen the fill plug and remove the drain plug, then allow the gearbox reservoir to empty.

Checking Oil Level

The quick-change gearbox has the proper amount of oil when the sight glass shown in Figure 108 is halfway full.

Gearbox Oil

Sight Glass

Figure 108. Location of quick-change gearbox oil sight

glass.

Adding Oil

Remove the quick-change gearbox fill plug (see Figure 109), then add the oil until the level is approximately halfway in the gearbox oil sight glass.

Apron

Oil Type	Mobil Vactra 2 or ISO 68 Equivalent
Oil Amount		1.2 Quarts
Check/Add Frequency		.................................... Daily
Change Frequency		Annually

Checking Oil Level

The apron has the proper amount of oil when the sight glass shown in Figure 110 is halfway full.

Important: Keep in mind that the apron one-shot oiler uses the oil from the apron reservoir. Check the oil level before using the one-shot oiler.

One-Shot

Oiler

Sight

Glass

Fill

Plug

Drain

Plug

Figure 109. Locations of the quick-change gearbox fill

and drain plugs.

Figure 110. Location of apron oil sight glass.

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