Re: Ball Screw Disassembly

The way a ball screw comes when ordered, assuming it's not in place
on the screw, is with a similar diameter dowel in place of the screw
within the nut. To install, simply line the dowel up end for end
with the screw, and carefully screw the ball nut onto the screw.

To remove, just reverse the process. Find a similar dia. dowel to
take the place of the screw as you remove it.

Regards,

Ron

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@egroups.com, beer@s... wrote:
>
> Hmm, all this talk of ball screws has me nervous.
>
> I purchased some surplus ball screws at PRIME and will soon be
putting
> them into service.
>
> Before I do, the nut needs some machining. ( The nut has a big
round
> flange - I want a smaller rectangular flange. There's plenty of
metal to
> accommodate me )
>
> Obviously, any man in his right mind would remove the nut from the
screw
> before doing so. Not necessarily falling into the "right mind"
> category, I've actually thought about simply wrapping the screw up
to
> protect it and having at it. You see, it's occurred to me that
> something bad might happen when I wind the nut off the end.
>
> So here's the question .. are there any tricks and/or precautions
for
> taking a ball nut off a screw and then putting it back on again ?
>
> Alan
>
>
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