Mark Nolan
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Hi,
I have an old EH Taylor polythene extractor and it seems to be missing the ball bearing that sits at the base of extractor shaft. The flexible couplings has come apart a couple of times when extracting and this would explain why - the combined weight of cage/shaft/frames has literally been hanging from the coupling!
My question is, does anybody know the size of the bearing that I need? I see Thornes sell 8mm bearings for their extractors, which are descendants of the EH Taylor line. However, it looks like the gap between the end of the shaft and the bottom of the housing on the floor of the barrel is about 15mm, so maybe an 8mm bearing might not be enough. That being said, the housing on the floor of the barrel is only about 12mm wide, so there's a limit to the bearing size.
Does anyone have one these old EH Taylor machines and can offer advise? Thank you.
I have an old EH Taylor polythene extractor and it seems to be missing the ball bearing that sits at the base of extractor shaft. The flexible couplings has come apart a couple of times when extracting and this would explain why - the combined weight of cage/shaft/frames has literally been hanging from the coupling!
My question is, does anybody know the size of the bearing that I need? I see Thornes sell 8mm bearings for their extractors, which are descendants of the EH Taylor line. However, it looks like the gap between the end of the shaft and the bottom of the housing on the floor of the barrel is about 15mm, so maybe an 8mm bearing might not be enough. That being said, the housing on the floor of the barrel is only about 12mm wide, so there's a limit to the bearing size.
Does anyone have one these old EH Taylor machines and can offer advise? Thank you.