How do I get to the rack that lowers the spindle?
By first engaging the quill lock (or blocking the quill in place), then removing the nut over the center of the spring housing opposite the quill handle, but be very careful; The spring is under a lot of tension, and if broken or jarred, it can fly out of the housing, causing serious injury. I'd strongly suggest you find a service manual for it before attempting any repairs or adjustment. The fact that the quill is binding leads me to believe that the spring is set improperly, which might be remedied by carefully (slightly) loosening the nut, thus allowing you to rotate the housing, allowing a small amount of tension at a time to be removed from the spring, until desired operation is achieved. In any case, no attempt should be made to remove the housing until the spring tension is safely relieved. The procedure is very similar to that for a bridgeport mill, so that manual for quill (clock) spring adjustment/replacement might be of use to you also.
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This is very difficult, even for an experienced weekend mechanic.
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Take a grinder or torch and cut the nut off.
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yes they need to be pressed out they make a tool that takes care of installing and replacing
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Generally you need a special tool to remove and repress the ball joints. Some auto parts stores have a lowner tool program. You leave a deposit and they lend you the tool.
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They are supposed to come out. You may have to use a grinder and cut the heads off to get it out. They are probably rusted in. If you can't get at the head of the bolts. cut them flush from the bottom and use a hammer and punch to drive them loose. The can be replaced with regular bolts of the same size. When you get the new bolts pick up a small round (chainsaw) file to help clean out the holes before you put the bolts back in. Hope this helps.
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