Quote Originally Posted by cowanrg View Post
Cool. I think I'll try opening up the bore a bit, and also seeing if the two holes are aligned properly. Here's an exploded diagram of the head. This is from a G0704, but the setup is the same, the part sizes are just a bit bigger on my mill:

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I've been talking about 205, 206, and 207. Really, they just stabilize the top part of the spline of the spindle (246) which has the belt drive pulley bolted to the top. I was thinking it didn't need a whole lot of pre-load either, as most of the cutting force is supported by 296 and 248. Those were replaced with angular contact bearings and are doing great.
If I understood the diagram correctly, to upper bearings (205 207) are just plain roller bearings, the should not be any pre-load on them. There should be pre-load between the AC bearings 248 & 296, but not too much or they will heat up.
I can't figure out from the diagram how the pre-load is adjusted..?