Tighten the shaft nut

[Sharpco]

Yesterday, The shaft nut of T-8 is loosened and I temporarily tightened.

I have to firmly tighten the nut. However when I doing this, how can I support the other side?

[wootz]

a spring washer maybe?

[Ken S]

Sharpco,

I probably won't be able to get to my shop until Monday to look at my Tormek. In the meantime, I am unclear about your shaft/nut problem. Are the pins and sockets of the leather honing wheel engaged?

Ken

[Sharpco]

a spring washer maybe?

Wootz.

I need to fix the shaft so that it does not rotate while I tighten the nut with a wrench.

[Sharpco]

Sharpco,

I probably won't be able to get to my shop until Monday to look at my Tormek. In the meantime, I am unclear about your shaft/nut problem. Are the pins and sockets of the leather honing wheel engaged?

Ken

Ken.

I only put the leather wheel on Tormek when I was honing.

[cbwx34]

Sharpco,

I probably won't be able to get to my shop until Monday to look at my Tormek. In the meantime, I am unclear about your shaft/nut problem. Are the pins and sockets of the leather honing wheel engaged?

Ken

Ken.

I only put the leather wheel on Tormek when I was honing.

I think he means the pins, etc. on the shaft by the drive wheel.

Does the drive wheel spin freely when this nut is loose?  If not, couldn't you just hold it to tighten the nut?

[Sharpco]

Sharpco,

I probably won't be able to get to my shop until Monday to look at my Tormek. In the meantime, I am unclear about your shaft/nut problem. Are the pins and sockets of the leather honing wheel engaged?

Ken

Ken.

I only put the leather wheel on Tormek when I was honing.

I think he means the pins, etc. on the shaft by the drive wheel.

Does the drive wheel spin freely when this nut is loose?  If not, couldn't you just hold it to tighten the nut?

Even though the nut is loose, the machine will operate relatively normally. However, sometimes the stone is not fixed properly, and sometimes I feel a slight bump in the process of tightening it.

I didn't think that these phenomena were caused by loose nuts.

So I tightened the nut by hand.

[Ken S]

Sharpco,

The drive wheel is kept in place by a pin ( number 39 in this parts drawing).

https://advanced-machinery.myshopify.com/pages/replacement-parts-for-t-7-and-2000-all-10-systems

If this pin in not in place, the drive wheel will slip. Is your pin in place?

I almost lost my pin. I was disassembling my Tormek for cleaning and regreasing. The pin fell out and rolled on my shop floor. From then on, I put my Tormek on a towel or (better still) the Tormek rubber mat to catch any loose parts.

If this pin is missing, You can easily make a temporary pin. a metal rod or even a wooden dowel could fill in until you could obtain a replacement part. You would not have any down time this way.

Considering the cost of shipping, I would order two pins. I am suspicious. If I have a spare part on hand, I will never lose the part!

Keep us posted.

Ken

[Sharpco]

Sharpco,

The drive wheel is kept in place by a pin ( number 39 in this parts drawing).

https://advanced-machinery.myshopify.com/pages/replacement-parts-for-t-7-and-2000-all-10-systems

If this pin in not in place, the drive wheel will slip. Is your pin in place?

I almost lost my pin. I was disassembling my Tormek for cleaning and regreasing. The pin fell out and rolled on my shop floor. From then on, I put my Tormek on a towel or (better still) the Tormek rubber mat to catch any loose parts.

If this pin is missing, You can easily make a temporary pin. a metal rod or even a wooden dowel could fill in until you could obtain a replacement part. You would not have any down time this way.

Considering the cost of shipping, I would order two pins. I am suspicious. If I have a spare part on hand, I will never lose the part!

Keep us posted.

Ken

Ken.

Can the pin be removed only by removing the drive wheel from the shaft? Then OK. I have never removed the drive wheel from the shaft. I just want to tighten the loose nut No.51.

[Ken S]

I don't think so. This is a puzzle. Have you contacted support? (support@tormek.com.se)

Ken

[Sharpco]

I don't think so. This is a puzzle. Have you contacted support? (support@tormek.com.se)

Ken

I agree. I think I have to contact support.

BTW, did you have to unscrew the nut 51 to remove the pin?

So how did you tighten this nut?

[Ken S]

I don't remember. I will disassemble my T8 next week. By the way, your photo shows the plastic EZYlock from the T4 on your T8. (They are completely interchangeable.) Just curious.

Ken

[Sharpco]

I don't remember. I will disassemble my T8 next week. By the way, your photo shows the plastic EZYlock from the T4 on your T8. (They are completely interchangeable.) Just curious.

Ken

My machine is T8. It has steel EZYlock. 

[Ken S]

Noted. I will keep you posted.

Ken

[Sharpco]

Noted. I will keep you posted.

Ken

I solved it myself today. While tightening the nut with a wrench, hold the drive wheel with another hand.