Jackscrew repair

[8270king]

Lane 8 was low on the opposite of the ball door. I tore the pit apart and the last mechanic had taken the allen tool out of the jackscrew. I tried to crank it down and level the machine up but it was frozen. I fixed it by taking a 7/8 socke and putting it under the jackscrew. Just lifted up the machine with a prybar and slid it under. Thought I would share this fix.

Jerry

[the old dirt man]

Re: Jackscrew repair

KING
I hope you used a good socke like a snap on so it doesn't break down the road. :p CRUD

[TheGMan143]

Re: Jackscrew repair

We had a problem something like that... when they installed the new side after the fire, they only used 1/2" and 5/8" plywood under the machines, and after they ran a few months, the legs wore thier way right through the floor. We made spacer legs out of 1/4" steel plate with 1" pipe rings welded to them to spread out the weight a bit. We can raise and lower them by putting 3/4" washers in the bottom of the pipe sections.

[Jimmy Jam]

Re: Jackscrew repair

Uh...Ok...

Let us know if you need help.

[Coors]

Re: Jackscrew repair

never had one that wouldnt budge usin a 2 foot pipe wrench on the under threads. i had the OBD side of 27 sitting on a 4x4 block of wood. the setting never held and i couldnt find another "stopper". at another center i came across a couple dozen stoppers.

[Dutch]

Re: Jackscrew repair

Anybody know the # for the “hockey puck” that go under the jackscrew?
Dutch

[toon30s]

Re: Jackscrew repair

Dutch, I'll try to post it tomorrow. I was going through some stuff from a few years ago and found a bag full with the number on it.
TOON
Sorry Dutch, # on bag was long gone [img]/content/btubb/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/mad.gif[/img] .

[ November 30, 2001: Message edited by: toon30s ]

[Dutch]

Re: Jackscrew repair

Anybody else have a clue to the # for the “hockey puck”?

[8270king]

Re: Jackscrew repair

Dutch,

They look like common grade 8 flat washers.
Size 3/4.

Jerry

[Dutch]

Re: Jackscrew repair

King,

I think you're thinking of something else. The thing that I'm talking about actually looks like a hockey puck.

Dutch