Quote Originally Posted by Ross77 View Post
I have one those, its the uk version of the Atlas if memory serves. Stronger/wider castings but full of plastic parts.

There should be a roller bearing on each end. They will slide of but are press fitted to resist centrifugal force so take some getting off, you will need a puller or carefully beat the crap out of it with brass drifts. (not ideal)

If you don't need to take them off then I would leave them alone. I had to on mine because the main gear was damaged.
Couple reasons to take them off main is to wash dirt out of bearings and the second is the thread on left off spindle where the collar 9.32 screws on is stripped (only about the first 8mm) so when down to bare shaft thinking possible re threading with slightly smaller thread then making a new collar unless any one can offer another idea! its one of them situations where I could do with a lathe to repair this lathe. Am I correct in thinking this collar is for adjusting the pre-load on the bearings?
If I do manage to remove the bearings do they go up to a shoulder when refitting?