Southbend SB1059F Quick-Change Gearbox, Apron, Draining Oil, Checking Oil Level, Adding Oil

For Machines Mfg. Since 3/11 M A I N T E N A N C E EVS Toolroom Lathe w/DRO

Quick-Change Gearbox

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

Oil Amount	3.2 Quarts
Check/Add Frequency	Daily
Change Frequency	Annually

Draining Oil

Place a catch pan under the quick-change gearbox drain plug (see Figure 103), 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 102 is halfway full.

Gearbox Oil

Sight Glass

Figure 102. Location of quick-change gearbox oil sight

glass.

Adding Oil

Remove the quick-change gearbox fill plug (see Figure 103), then add oil until the level is approximately halfway in the gearbox oil sight glass.

Fill

Plug

Drain

Plug

Figure 103. Locations of the quick-change gearbox fill

and drain plugs.

Apron

Oil Type	Mobil Vactra 2 or ISO 68 Equivalent
Oil Amount		2.1 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 104 is halfway full.

Important: Keep in mind that the apron one- shot oiler draws the oil from the apron reservoir. Check this oil level often when using the one- shot oiler.

One-Shot

Oiler

Fill Plug

Sight

Glass

Figure 104. Location of apron oil sight glass.

Adding Oil

Remove the twist-off fill plug shown in Figure 104, and add oil until the sight glass is halfway full.

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