Hi All, new here and have a drill press question

[sikfish]

I bought an HF 16 speed drill press several years ago. Now it wont take any pressure when drilling, it seems like a clutch is slipping. Very little pressure causes it to slip and make it very difficult to drill anything.The belts up top still spin but the bit and chuck dont. I let on and it spins again. HF customer service is NO help. I hate to throw it away and buy another press. Does anyone know how to fix the issue?
thanks

 

[md21722]

If the drive belts are loose when force is applied they will slip on the pulleys.

 

[Zeke]

Loose chuck? If it's a taper chuck all you have to do is bring the quill down on the table and press hard. Or put a rod in it and tap upwards with a hammer. Look up inside before you do this, there may be a screw and you don't want to damage that. Oh, and if there is, see if that is loose.

Belts need to be tight.

 

[sikfish]

thanks, belts are not loose and not just the chuck doesnt spin but the whole shaft

 

[md21722]

So the pulley up top spins freely on the shaft?

 

[sikfish]

So the pulley up top spins freely on the shaft?

only when pressure is applied, the whole shaft stops but the pulleys keeps spinning

 

[Roobaix]

So the pulley is loose on the shaft...

 

[notlob]

Need to determine how the front pulley is attached to the shaft - keyway? set screw?
I would remove the belt and pull off the front pulley.

 

[kazlx]

Might have sheared the shaft key. Wouldn't shock me.

 

[sikfish]

I'll check that out tonight and advise
thanks

 

[md21722]

If the key is what shared, Ace Hardware tends to have this kind of thing. Just clean up things well and put it back together.

 

[lazer50]

Sounds like a key way like mentioned above.should be just remove the pulley and find the sheared piece of key stock.take it to local hardware and match up.

 

[Davefr]

I doubt you sheared the key.

It probably was never there or just slipped out of the pulley from vibration and/or a loose set screw.

Very simple repair.

 

[sikfish]

You guys are the best, thank you! It got me looking in the right direction, my mind was stuck on thinking there was a clutch somewhere slipping. I opened the top(need a short ladder because its the larger 17in press). I looked in and decided to try and remove the pulley with a big MM socket. When i turned it it turns out its reverse thread so i was tightening it and they Whalla it works now just by tightening the nut. You dont know how many times and wasted hours on hold i called HF CS and got no answer other than what i knew it wasn't. Today after 2 hours on hold in 2 separate calls, i was told it was the belts and i knew it wasn't. Completely worthless service. Anyway, is there a key stock in there too? or a set screw? It seems to be working like new again but want to make sure there isn't another thing i need to do to it.
thanks!!!
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[MFolks]

Any pictures possible? Several of the shaft,pulleys ,and the chuck will help diagnose what's slipping.

 

[sikfish]

Any pictures possible? Several of the shaft,pulleys ,and the chuck will help diagnose what's slipping.

there was a pic attached, must be a problem with Imgur at the moment, here's a link also http://imgur.com/XO1UOpD
thanks

 

[Empty Pockets]

First of all, Welcome, OP.

These guys have taught m so much in the time I've been here. It's better than a college course

 

[sikfish]

First of all, Welcome, OP.

These guys have taught m so much in the time I've been here. It's better than a college course

thanks