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   dgreen | Oct 26, 2008 04:42am | #1

   Make and model?

    

    

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   Men will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest.
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   tinter | Oct 26, 2008 06:57am | #3

   it is a craftsman 18" open end drum sander, I bought it used, so I'm unsure of the model. But it is exactly like the grizzly GO458.

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   dgreen | Oct 26, 2008 07:30am | #6

   The GO458 shows loose rectangular keys in all locations. You can try heating the shaft or cooling the key or use a pointed punch and drive upwards from an end of the key. It's gotta come out. They show as metric keys in the parts list btw.

   Here's a link to the manual in case you don't have it. 

    

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   Men will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest.~ Denis Diderot

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   tinter | Oct 26, 2008 08:40am | #7

   Thanks Don, I have until late next week before the parts get here, so plenty of time to mess with it. I was just hoping for a "sure fire" time saver. I did download that manual after I bought it, Thanks again,  Chris

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   tinter | Oct 26, 2008 07:28am | #5

   I was hoping to avoid a long explanation, but I guess it's necessary. This drum sander has a built in dust collection fan. Last night I was getting alot of wood ready to make christmas boxes for friends, family. I ran the drum sander for about 4 hours straight, and melted the plastic fan to the plastic fan housing. I had my work tunes head gear on and did'nt hear the problem until it started bogging down significantly. I got the new parts ordered this morning and started disassembly. and ran into this problem.  Chris

   
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   ring | Oct 26, 2008 09:34am | #8

   There's nothing holding the key in there except stubborn inertia. Spray it with WD-40 and tap it a bit to shock it loose. You can try using locking pliers to grab it and hit the pliers to loosen the key. If you need to apply real force use a cold chisel on the end of the key, angling the blow in an upward motion away from the shaft(as much as you can muster). Once you dislodge the key a bit it will come out easily.David Ring

   http://www.touchwood.co.il/?id=1&lang=e

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   tinter | Oct 27, 2008 04:08am | #10

   Thank you David, I've already tried the WD40 and tapping, but only pulling straight up with pliers. I also did'nt tap too hard for fear of dinging or bending the shaft. This coming week I will get a bit more agressive with it and see how it comes out. Thanks again for your time.  Chris

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   ring | Oct 27, 2008 08:09am | #11

   Don't worry about damaging the key. A file will adequately repair just about anything you can do to it. On the other hand, try not to damage the shaft with hammer blows and such. It won't bend very easily but dings and scrapes will be extremely vexing afterwards.David Ring

   http://www.touchwood.co.il/?id=1&lang=e

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   tinter | Oct 27, 2008 06:50pm | #13

   Thanks for the good advice David. I'm going to pick at it some more this afternoon.  Chris

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   Rich14 | Oct 27, 2008 02:01pm | #12

   tinter,keys are made of much softer stuff than the shaft (or pulley). They're like a fuse in an electrical circuit, designed to be destroyed should stresses exceed that which would damage the equipment.If the pulley and shaft were subjected to enough stress, the key would break, shear off. Because it's soft, it probably has been forced down into the slot and spread out there, against the walls. A thin center punch or a pick tapped into the end and slightly upwards will easily put a pit into the key and lift it out of the slot.Rich

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   tinter | Oct 27, 2008 06:51pm | #14

   Thanks Rich, I'm going to try exactly as you suggest this afternoon.  Chris

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   tinter | Nov 02, 2008 09:45pm | #15

   Thanks for your help Rich, the key tapped out easily with a center punch, I am up and running again!  Chris

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   Rich14 | Nov 03, 2008 04:26am | #18

   Great!Good luck with the rest of the project.Rich

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   tinter | Nov 02, 2008 09:47pm | #17

   Thanks for your help David, the key tapped out easily with a center punch, I am up and running again!  Chris

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   tinter | Nov 02, 2008 09:46pm | #16

   Thanks for your help Don, the key tapped out easily with a center punch, I am up and running again!  Chris

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   hammer1 | Oct 26, 2008 05:57am | #2

   Very often there is a hex head set screw directly opposite the key, countersunk into the pulley. It's usually burried in one of the belt grooves. Loosen this set screw and use a pulley puller. You don't have to remove the key first. It may come out as you pull off the pulley and it may stay stuck in the shaft. If you have trouble with the key sliding when you reassemble, gently tap the key in after the pulley is on and lined up, tighten the set screw.

   Beat it to fit / Paint it to match

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   tinter | Oct 26, 2008 07:10am | #4

   Hammer, the pulley is already off, the key is.....morticed? into the shaft. There is no groove that it slides in. It is in the way of removing parts further up the shaft that must slide off to be replaced.   Chris

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   hammer1 | Oct 26, 2008 04:19pm | #9

   That's one of those half moon shaped keys. It can be pried out like David Ring said. Try not to gaul the key or the slot.Beat it to fit / Paint it to match