Dismantling the Pratt Burnerd Myford 3 jaw chuck

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Dismantling the Pratt Burnerd Myford 3 jaw chuck

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      I’ve have this chuck which came with the lathe many years ago, and was a good few years old even then. I’ve had a couple of goes at dismantling it to give it a clean – there’s a few screws on the back holding it together, plus friction that I’ve never been able to overcome. After a few whacks with a hide-faced mallet, my heart quails and I put the screws back in. The time has come for another attempt, to clean a ton of cast iron dust out of it. Give me some ideas, if you would, as to how I can get this apart without damaging it.

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      duncan webster 1
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        Mine had jacking screws to get the back off, but it’s a long time ago. It’s even possible I added them, memory fades after 20+years

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          Heat, warm it, the oil returns to being more like oil than glue – about as hot as your CH radiators get (60C)

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