Flash66 Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 I recently bought a 1050 so I don't have a lot of experience using it. Today I decided to take the head off and clean out the plate. I did what the book said and tighen down the lock ring to contact and then backed off a 1/8th of a turn. When I put the toolhead back on the shell plate would not index in the right place. It would stop at a place past the holes (advanced too much counter clockwise). It is safe to assume that since it is traveling too far that the lock ring is not tight enough? How do I go about fixing it other than trial and error? that could take a long time. Any words of wisdom? Is it an easy fix and I am doing something stupid? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HI5-O Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 (edited) Try and check if the detent ball (under the shell plate) is stuck in the down position. On mine, when there is some debris, it causes the ball to stay down in the depressed position and that causes the shell plate to over-rotate and the hole for the guide pins are blocked. Edited December 31, 2012 by HI5-O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcracco Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 The 1/8 turn off tight is probably a good guideline but you really want to test as you tighten. Turn it by hand and check; not so loose that it has play and just tight enough so shellplate can rotated easily and smoothly. Like HI5-O said, check to be sure the ball is moving in and out of the holes in the shellplate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPRSkip Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 The 1/8 turn off tight is probably a good guideline but you really want to test as you tighten. Turn it by hand and check; not so loose that it has play and just tight enough so shellplate can rotated easily and smoothly. Like HI5-O said, check to be sure the ball is moving in and out of the holes in the shellplate. Agree. 1/8 turn is only a starting point, then tweak from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash66 Posted December 31, 2012 Author Share Posted December 31, 2012 Try and check if the detent ball (under the shell plate) is stuck in the down position. On mine, when there is some debris, it causes the ball to stay down in the depressed position and that causes the shell plate to over-rotate and the hole for the guide pins are blocked. That was it. thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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