Removing a motor from Wadkin Lathe

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Was hoping I could get a little advice, I need to remove the motor on my wadkin bzl lathe. I bought it second hand and have since found there's an issue with the motor overheating. I've got in touch with a local company that will be able to leave a look at the motor but I need to get it to them. Has anyone ever removed this type of motor and if there's anything I should look out for when I do? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

 

[sawtooth-9]

I do not have direct experience of the bzl , but it looks similar mounting to my RS6
First step is to drop the drive belt from the motor pulley.
Second step is to electrically disconnect the wires from the motor terminal box ( mark the connections for later re-connection ) Ensure the lathe is physically disconnected from the power source before doing any electrical work.
If your motor is three phase, label L1 L2 and L3 on the motor terminals and the input cables. If you get this wrong, your machine may run in reverse. No problem, just interchange any two input lines.
The third step would be to either unbolt the motor feet from the plate and remove the motor.
Depending on the ease of access, you may find it easier to remove the motor and plate together by driving out the hinge pin. On the RS6, it was easier to remove the motor - even though the original motor was VERY heavy
There are several sources of info for this lathe - just google wadkin bzl manual pdf
This should be a simple job - so hope this is of some help