Quote Originally Posted by Grumpy Mike View Post
After a lot of weighing up about whether to abandon this pile of scrap I have I have decided to give it another go. I have stripped it down and am going to get a new lead screw.

Does anyone know how to get the bearing and motor spindle off the end? Is it a screw fit into the end of the spindle or is it a push fit, or even machined down from the trapezoidal spindle?
I'd imagine the motor is coupled through a coupling locked on with an allen screw. the bearing should be a push fit. MD offer machining of trap screw so I'd imagine its machined down to suit. Put up some pics, as I don't think we've seen one of theirs.