bridgeport handwheel clutch collar - ball stuck

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dly31
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Re: bridgeport handwheel clutch collar - ball stuck

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I have had good results removing such stuck balls and broken dogbones where there seemed to be burrs by sticking a small tube to the ball, putting valve grinding compound into the hole, and gently pulling on the tube while rotating it to grind the burrs away.
Don Young
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