Push Button oiler ball Stuck!

[wm460]

One of the Push Button oilers ball is stuck in my lathe.
I have pulled the brass housing out, but the ball is stuck about 25 mm in.
I tried getting a magnetised rod to try and pull it out, didn't work.
Is there any way to get it out with out pulling the carrage to bits.
The lathe is a Steelmaster SM-0920V 9 X 20 ,

http://www.assetplant.com/epages/shop.sf/en_au/?ObjectPath=/Shops/shop/Products/12-0102

 

[raspii]

Could you use a syringe to pull a vacuum on the ball and pull it out if not too stuck?

 

[Blogwitch]

It sounds as if the spring has got either jammed to the ball or it has failed.

To get the oiler completely out, I just use a small chisel to tap under it's rim to lift it out of the hole, they usually come out fairly easily but don't work too well after the operation.

They are not expensive to buy.

John

 

[wm460]

To remove the brass casing I screwed in a self tapping screw and used a claw hammer to pull it out.

I will try a syringe to pull it out finger crossed

I have bought 20 X 6 mm for $4.43
and 20 X 8 mm for $4.44
1 X cost $3.95 here in Aust go figure?

Here is the link if any one needs it.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/LOT-20-B...=241e0413251647ef84f7c84909afa7a9&pid=100275&

 

[wm460]

Here is the stuck ball I think the silver/shiny bit on the L/H is the spring.



I screwed a self tapper in to the old one and used a claw hammer to lever it out.

 

[wm460]

The next two photos are from the very high quality loose leaved chinglish manual that came with it.

 

[wm460]

Success at last.

Remove the shear pin on head stock end of the lead screw,
undo and remove lead screw bush block on tail stock end.
Loosen the two tension cup-head screws, undo the two big cup-head screws at the front of the carriage cones of easy as pie.

Note the bonus finger prints, someone with smaller fingers than me, quick scrub with kero wouldn't budge then.th_wtf1




The two cup-head screws that hold the apron on.
I will get some new ones next time I go down the street.

 

[wm460]

Here is the culprit, some reason it had a double spring it was the one on the left I could see.




Good as new.