Colchester Triumph 2000 TR lathe restoration part 5- Headstock bearing removal

[@per-ingelarsson8169]

Thanks for the great series of video's! Did you find the reason for the excessive axial clearance on the input shaft? What's the price for the spindle bearings and where did you find them?

[@bobuilt10]

My 2000 is noisy at idle and I suspect it's the clutch pack. I've been putting off tackling it for a couple of years because like you I couldn't find anyone who had done it. Now thanks to your excellent video I have no excuse. I think the bad news is that you can't remove the spindle collar without removing the spindle, however it looks like you can remove the circlip from the gear on the spindle and slide it forward so you can replace the 'F' shaft bearing from the inside. For info, the version of the manual that I have lists some of the FAG bearing numbers for each of the shafts in "appendix 1 standard parts" at the back but alas not all of them for some reason. Also there appears to be a needle bearing in shaft 'A' which is the stub shaft under the clutch shaft, I'd be tempted to change that one as well. As it's not a full list, it would be really helpful if you could mention the bearing numbers you've ordered in your follow up. Thanks again for being the first to document this.

[@Adventure_Van_Upgrades]

I'm just about to upload the next episode , where I cover a little more of removing the last bearing & spindle. I've included some shots of the bearings I have used and how I've pulled the missing codes from the diagrams.

[@SloopyJohnG]

Brave work. Keep it up!

[@goboyz8016]

Get yourself some Brass punches because steel on steel is going to leave marks. I am afraid your going to do real damage at some point with one arrant blow. Keep it going. Good luck

[@franz-martinrath1027]

Hi there, it is interesting work isn't it?😅 There are only standard metric bearings used....nothing fancy and not really expensive. I own 2 of these Triumph 2000 for hobby purposes and have done this on both of them. It is ok to renew the bearings but please do not expect that the noise level goes down in case she is noisy already. The noise is coming from the gears not from the bearings. If you want the noise to decrease you have to identify the noise generators(gears) and replace them against either new ones or very good used ones. Unfortunately the prices for any spares for the Colchesters are quite expensive. I felt that the lubrication on this lathes could be better and I upgraded it on both of my lathes. I speeded up the oil pump by changing the pulley ratio, installed a cartridge filter and added small lube pipes to the ring pipe to get oil directly to meshing points of some of the gears. Anyway have fun restoring the Triumph 2000 and enjoy working with it once it's done! Greetings from Germany