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Ball Screw Crackle Crackle

on 2003-01-14 13:15:56 UTC
My newly installed Ball Screws have a disturbing
ball crackle.

This being my first experience with Ball Screws,
I'm not sure just how normal this is?
Somewere I've gotten the drift that a certain
amount of crackle is ok.

I'm using Rockford 5/8" with Preloaded Ball Nuts.

When hand cranking:
Alignment is good and no noticeable binding and
travel is smooth and easy. Except I can lightly
feel the Ball Crackle.

I adjusted the Preloaded Ball Nuts by turning the
adjustment screw until the Wave Spring Washers were
flat, and then backed off just a little.
I made sure everything was spotless clean and applied
just a small amount of grease to the threads.

They crack useally only when I reverse direction for
a few turns.

Tom M. (The Faint at Heart)

Discussion Thread

mayfieldtm <mayfiet@i... 2003-01-14 13:15:56 UTC Ball Screw Crackle Crackle Jim Brown 2003-01-14 14:56:01 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Ball Screw Crackle Crackle Hoyt McKagen 2003-01-14 16:36:59 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Ball Screw Crackle Crackle Jon Elson 2003-01-14 18:51:32 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Ball Screw Crackle Crackle Tim Goldstein 2003-01-14 19:59:28 UTC RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Ball Screw Crackle Crackle