Schaublin 102 open heart surgery

The insanely expensive bearings on my Schaublin 102's headstock are reaching end of life. I suspect that a bit of grit or swarf has made its way in there, given the markings on of the rollers, but in any case, there's some lateral play issues. The only solution … crack out the tools, and crack it open.

[@machinenutdel6764]

Great many similarities between your 102 and my Smart & Brown model L. I wonder if they use the same collets, mine are No. 2804

[@wibblywobblyidiotvision]

The Smart & Brown collets are pretty similar in form to the W20 collets the Schaublin takes, although closer in size to the W25 size (some 102s came with those as standard, as well as some that had F23 - it's "complicated"). W25 are a bit longer and very slightly fatter than S&B, and have a metric (although oddball, 1.66 pitch) drawbar thread.