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Delta bandsaw nut removal - Bill Mains - 02-15-2019
28 255 model...bought 1999. Is the nut on bottom wheel turned clockwise or counterclockwise to remove? It's not budging!
RE: Delta bandsaw nut removal - Bill Mains - 02-15-2019
Ok...nut off..now the wheel won,t slide off shaft. Any suggestions?
RE: Delta bandsaw nut removal - stav - 02-15-2019
Not familiar with the saw, but you might need a gear puller for that.
RE: Delta bandsaw nut removal - SceneryMaker - 02-15-2019
(02-15-2019, 08:50 AM)Bill Mains Wrote: Ok...nut off..now the wheel won,t slide off shaft. Any suggestions?
Which way did the nut come off?
RE: Delta bandsaw nut removal - Alan S - 02-15-2019
If I recall correctly (my bandsaw is almost half a century older) it was an ordinary right hand thread, and I did use a bearing puller to take off the wheel. Be careful to pull very straight and not damage the wheel. I think I probably sprayed with penetrating oil, put a little force on with the puller, and let it stand, tapping every so often, and periodically tightening a very small amount. It usually takes a while, then comes off all of a sudden. Brute force can damage the wheel.
RE: Delta bandsaw nut removal - Bill Mains - 02-15-2019
Nut came off counter clockwise.
RE: Delta bandsaw nut removal - Bill Mains - 02-15-2019
Still trying to get wheel off. Don't want to damage wheel...appears to be aluminum.
RE: Delta bandsaw nut removal - castguy2003 - 02-15-2019
(02-15-2019, 02:28 PM)Bill Mains Wrote: Still trying to get wheel off. Don't want to damage wheel...appears to be aluminum.
Use a propane torch to gently heat the wheel hub, not the shaft. Aluminum has a higher expansion rate than steel and this should free it up.
RE: Delta bandsaw nut removal - Bill Mains - 02-15-2019
Got it off. Neighbor came over, wedged 2 screw drivers behind wheel, put nut back on but not tight, n hammered shaft while pulling screw drivers outward behind wheel close to shaft. Worked great!
RE: Delta bandsaw nut removal - SceneryMaker - 02-16-2019
(02-15-2019, 05:03 PM)Bill Mains Wrote: Got it off. Neighbor came over, wedged 2 screw drivers behind wheel, put nut back on but not tight, n hammered shaft while pulling screw drivers outward behind wheel close to shaft. Worked great!
Like the farmer who asked his car-chasing dog, "Now that you've caught it, what're you gonna do with it?"