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Pulley does not appear to move. I forgot to mention something that could be relevant in my original post. This only happens when there is any lateral pressure on the bit. If I have no workpiece or am drilling a hole on a flat piece it doesn't click/move. However, if I drill a pilot hole with...

Hi all, I have had a Craftsman 100 drill press for several years. After countless milling operations (generally always trying to enlarge an area for screws), when I now lower the chuck, it makes a click/clunk right about the time I hit the table, and moves ever so slightly off center. I...

Yes. Funny thing because 3/16" and 5/16" can easily be had with a ball, but not 1/4". No idea why.

Ace had nothing press fit and auto parts store stocked 5/16” press but could order 1/4” press _without_ a ball. Ordered from McMaster...

Could be press fit, I just assumed they were threaded. Any idea where I could get another fitting? Parts sheet says it's S4188-2. I can't find much other than parts sheet when googling it.

Yikes. Missed the grease fittings but I only have one. Other one is missing. Can’t figure out the thread though - 1/4 coarse and fine don’t fit... Sent from my iPhone using The Garage Journal mobile app

Yeah, definitely re-attached the springs -- pain in the ****. Old and rusty, but they're still together. I checked the fluid level and topped it to the right spot, but I'll try bleeding it.

Incidentally, when I release the Jack, it doesn’t go down all the way unless I finish it from 6” or so up by hand. Not a big deal because it’s easy to push down, but curious what that could be causing that. Sent from my iPhone using The Garage Journal mobile app

Ok, I had a ground down perfect fit of a drag link socket I’ve used for generator field coils and was able to crank it down a good 5/8 to 3/4 full turn tighter than I could get it with the screwdriver. Also changed the copper gasket since the outside was a bit worn but think it was really the...

Yeah, I dried all the fluid, pumped it up, released it slowly, and it’s coming from the screw. I didn’t use loctite on the screw thread when I installed it, so maybe that’s what I missed. Sent from my iPhone using The Garage Journal mobile app

Reviving this old thread. After using the jack many times this year, I noticed a fluid leak coming from the working valve screw. Before I re-check the copper gasket, my first thought is that it wasn't torqued down enough and loosened up a bit. Any idea of the torque required here? Not...

Thanks again for all the help!

Finally got back to it. All fixed -- works great! The head on the pump was a bit mushroomed. Sticking out about 0.015" in that area. I filed it down, hammered it through, and replaced the o-ring. I couldn't get the brass piece to come off. Put it in a jack as you suggested, kept banging...

On the pump, it does clear. It goes flush with the casing but doesn’t go further. Good idea on the brass. That’s probably the one I care about more because worst case it’s a heck of a lot easier to rebuild the pump (don’t need to take the whole thing out or get the tank nut off). The jack...

For the piston ring, the corrosion came right off. I put the casing in a vice and hammered on the piston, and while it goes down further (where the face is flush with the casing), if I hammer the piston more with a socket, the vice loses grip before the piston moves. Maybe the o-ring is...