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   swenson | Jan 07, 2011 03:07pm | #1

   Try knocking it out and cleaning the morse taper and reinserting it.  On my Delta there is a small wedge tool that fits in a slot and you give it a tap and the morse taper comes out.  I'm not certain if the taper should be lightly oiled or not.

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   depot54 | Jan 15, 2011 01:22pm | #4

   drill press

   I was going to use your suggestion and then decided to try retightening nut & lock washers, 54 & 55 and found you have to set these very precisely . That took the sideways slop out of it! thank's a lot to all.

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   swenson | Jan 07, 2011 03:49pm | #2

   Just looked at the tool mentioned above.  It came with the 17-900.  It looks like aluminum but is too heavy to be aluminum.  It's 1/4" by 1" by 4 1/4 inches long with a hole in one end and a 15degree slope on the other starting 2 inches from the end with hole in it.  Don't know if the morse taper is loose and the cause of your problem but it's worth a try.

   Ask John White, he knows all.

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   JerryPacMan | Jan 08, 2011 01:32pm | #3

   Do you mean the chuck and spindle move?  If that is the case have you checked the spindle nut (#67) to see if it is tight?

   http://www.toolpartsdirect.com/cgi-bin/schematic.cgi/delta/17-900/

    

    

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   depot54 | Jan 15, 2011 01:25pm | #5

   drill press

   Got it figured out by precisely resetting nut and washers #'s 54 & 55. Thank's alot!