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Rainbows	06/10/2017 17:14:11
658 forum posts 236 photos	Got a new vice a bit ago. Someone rusty and with a significant case of drill pecks. Want to take it apart for a clean and refurbish. Taken off the plate attaching the leadscrew to the moving jaw and screwed the leadscrew as far as it goes. Issue now is that it won't come out any further. Can turn it using more force but eventually it gives but won't have moved at all. Flipped the vice over and found 3 holes in the bottom. Can't make out a fastner at the bottom though. Anyone got any hints on getting it apart? Its a 6" vice if thats important.
Clive Brown 1	06/10/2017 19:08:59
1050 forum posts 56 photos	My 4" Abwood dismantles just as you have tried. The leadscrew comes out with no difficulty. To remove the moving jaw from the dovetail slide, it's necessary to remove the jaw-plate, really needs a short or a cranked screw-driver. If you did this, you might be able to slide the jaw back far enough to reveal the tee-nut, I'm wondering if you have something like a circlip on the end of the screw to prevent it coming out of the nut. Again, on mine the nut is held by a countersunk screw visible on the under-side in the middle hole of the 3 you appear to have on yours. Hope that helps.
Rainbows	08/10/2017 12:17:17
658 forum posts 236 photos	Turns out there was just a massive amount of solidified brass swarf. Probably didn't do the nut any good by forcing the screw through via brute force but it worked/

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