[BNR_RANDY]

The turret on my Hyundai HIT-18S is very loose and wobbly, the problem is the splined shaft that supports it. I have shimmed it several times and that is only a very temporary fix at best. Machine is very good in every other way so I spent the bucks and now have a very nice new shiny gear./shaft/ flange sitting on my office floor. Has anyone ever took the turret aprt on one of these machines? Just looking for some pointers b4 I dig in. I do want to put some video up on youtube of this turret before and after. I'll post here when I get it done.

[BNR_RANDY]

I never got video of the before to show how wiggly the turret was. New part is in and lathe is as good as new. I did learn something, The flange (right end of picture) is held in the center of the turret by friction only. no keys or pins. It has a male/female cone that is compressed by a ring of 12 bolts to tighten it and hold it in.

[ifixcnc]

That is so when the BIG crash happens the force is lost in compression ring, and not transferred into the drive components. Weak link if you will.