Scrappile Posted February 20, 2016 Report Share Posted February 20, 2016 As to whether I can get this back together or not! I just could not take the vibration anymore, so being stubborn I decided to try to fix it myself. I order a new leakage assembly for the Ex. It came today so heck dive in. The instructions were typical of these things. They are for an Excalibur of about three generations ago. But looking/reading the instruction and my owners manual parts pictures I was able to get it apart and the old linkage out. I'm hung up now because I know nothing about grease, and the main bearing on the new linkage is not greased. This is what my saw now looks like, my scrolling days may be over, and this is the only type of grease I have on hand. Anyone able to recommend a grease or is this good enough? Think I can get this thing back together??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjR Posted February 20, 2016 Report Share Posted February 20, 2016 Lucas is good grease; the videos on the DeWalt recommend a full synthetic though. Probably is supposed to stand up better! Any decent grease will beat none! You just may have to redo sooner. Be careful to not let sawdust or any other contaminant into the grease and you will have enough for several "lube -jobs"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Johnson Posted February 20, 2016 Report Share Posted February 20, 2016 Is the main bearing on the new linkage a sealed bearing? If it is then it shouldn't require greasing. I would say the grease you show Paul will be okay. For additional assurance contact a machinist or mechanic. It's odd that you have to replace the linkage when usually it's a simple adjustment when it comes to vibration. I'm betting you'll have this machine running like new again. I would contact Ray at Seyco if additional help is required. All the best Paul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky2 Posted February 20, 2016 Report Share Posted February 20, 2016 Paul, I agree with Ron, if it's a sealed bearing, then it doesn't require any grease. Applying grease to a sealed bearing will not do the bearing any good, the bearing is sealed to stop contaminants out. How old is your saw, it looks like the anniversary special they put out? Len Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted February 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2016 Thanks for the input. The main bearing is not a sealed bearing (see picture). My saw is not quite 2 years old. Fact when I got the owners manual out I noticed it still has a couple months under warranty. Guess I voided that by taking it apart, but where I live there is no maintenance or warranty type outfits. So I would probably have had to do it myself anyway. I tried all the adjustments I could find on the internet. Nothing seemed to improve it much. This may not fix it either, but wanted to try. I'm thinking that if it does, I will try to get new bearing for the old drive and replace them. Have a backup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryEA Posted February 20, 2016 Report Share Posted February 20, 2016 That grease is fine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Use it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted February 20, 2016 Report Share Posted February 20, 2016 Paul, I have some of the synthetic grease too. They sell it at Napa. It is supposed to be the best grease of all. but I trust LarryEA and if he says the grease is OK then I would use it. Your call. If you need any help,, from there, let me know.. Dick heppnerguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrolling Steve Posted February 20, 2016 Report Share Posted February 20, 2016 Paul you are a braver man than I am !........Good luck with the repair and let us know how it turns out ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdatelle Posted February 20, 2016 Report Share Posted February 20, 2016 Good luck Paul. Hope you get it working soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted February 20, 2016 Report Share Posted February 20, 2016 I'm suprised it needed fixing already. You really got into the thick of it! At least you'll be a full fledged mech for scroll saws now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted February 20, 2016 Report Share Posted February 20, 2016 As to whether I can get this back together or not! I just could not take the vibration anymore, so being stubborn I decided to try to fix it myself. I order a new leakage assembly for the Ex. It came today so heck dive in. The instructions were typical of these things. They are for an Excalibur of about three generations ago. But looking/reading the instruction and my owners manual parts pictures I was able to get it apart and the old linkage out. I'm hung up now because I know nothing about grease, and the main bearing on the new linkage is not greased. This is what my saw now looks like, my scrolling days may be over, and this is the only type of grease I have on hand. Anyone able to recommend a grease or is this good enough? Think I can get this thing back together??? I bet you found the problem! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FranMike Harley Posted February 20, 2016 Report Share Posted February 20, 2016 I can't help with the grease part but I have 100% confidence that you'll get it back together and working perfectly, Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted February 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2016 (edited) Well, I got it back up and running, but like everything else I ended up with a left over part! See picture, the white object. I think it just goes in the upper arm cover to maybe make sure the wires stay in place. Although, I don't see where the wires would go. It runs, it is quieter, and feels like it is running smoother. Need to work with it a while and see if it remains so. Thanks for the support, help and advice. I love doing something like this. It really was not hard. The reason I dove into it, I have had a problem with my table saw for some time that I just kept ignoring, thinking it was my imagination. But the blade seemed to move to the right every time I lowered it and raised it up. When it came up I would have to run it to shave a little of my zero clearance. Finally decided I had to look into it. All that waiting, and it only took a couple house to remove the table top, find the problem, fix it and put it back together. Wasn't worth stewing over. So got a problem with the scroll saw, try to fix it. Don't keep putting it off. Edited February 21, 2016 by Scrappile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kywoodmaster Posted February 21, 2016 Report Share Posted February 21, 2016 We had every confidence in you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Johnson Posted February 22, 2016 Report Share Posted February 22, 2016 Way to go Paul. Hopefully you've solved the vibration issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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