02-26-2019, 11:28 PM
Hi all.
I see that just recently somebody posted about his Powermatic PM 3520 lathe motor and this motor seems to be very similar to my Jet lathe's. But whereas that fellow's issues are electrical, mine are mechanical. The front (pulley end) bearing seems to be on its way out. There's noise and too much play in the shaft. Jet doesn't seem to break the motor down on a parts basis -- only $500-ish for a new one.
I'll probably end up yanking the thing out and having a look but thought I'd check here first in case anybody had some advice they'd like to dispense. I'm fortunate to have a business named "Bearing Distributors" about 1/2 mile from my home, so they might be of some help.
Thanks,
-Jim
I see that just recently somebody posted about his Powermatic PM 3520 lathe motor and this motor seems to be very similar to my Jet lathe's. But whereas that fellow's issues are electrical, mine are mechanical. The front (pulley end) bearing seems to be on its way out. There's noise and too much play in the shaft. Jet doesn't seem to break the motor down on a parts basis -- only $500-ish for a new one.
I'll probably end up yanking the thing out and having a look but thought I'd check here first in case anybody had some advice they'd like to dispense. I'm fortunate to have a business named "Bearing Distributors" about 1/2 mile from my home, so they might be of some help.
Thanks,
-Jim