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A very big thank you to all of you guys you made me think about the problem and earlier today I managed to dismantle and change the bullwheel! I'm so relieved! Yes you were absolutely right Charles and I followed your suggestion and although it was quite tight it finally came off the spindle - I...

Thanks once again for your suggestions. Norman - my location is Hamilton, New Zealand. Charles - thanks for the reply - I too thought about that - was just a little worried about using too much force on the pulley. I have in mind that there is a woodruff key behind the bull-wheel so it would be...

Hi all First of all thanks heaps for all your replies and suggestions - I really appreciate the help as I am most definitely a beginner (with attitude - so the wife says!). Norman I think you are right that the pulley and gears come off progressively from the tailend(away from the chuck) and I...

Many thanks for your reply goldstar31 I have printed out a copy of the ML7 manual which has an exploded view of the headstock - but unfortunately no info on how to explode it! I have managed to take the spindle out of the headstock but need to dismantle the spindle to replace the bullwheel...

Hi everyone I need to replace the x2 main backgears on my ML7 as both the bull-wheel (one with the small tooth selector) and the gear wheel below that on the eccentric have lost teeth. I have got the replacement gears from Myford and have installed/replaced the lower gear with no...

Thank you all very much for your time and good advice - I like the idea of a project to make something I can use in the future - and learn a bit more about my ML7 at the same time! I appreciate the different options available too - as my father in law always used to say to me - there's more than...

Hi Good People I am from Hamilton in New Zealand and relatively new to both this forum and the hobby of model engineering. I am starting my first steam/beam engine and need to tap a fair number of holes (6BA, 7BA, 8BA sizes). So it is a small project. I am told it is easier and advisable to use...