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Well, I got the head off…and now I have no idea what I’m looking at except for a lot of debris. Nothing looks to be easily disassemble-able at this point, so my fingers are crossed that the tech call can walk me through it. I did take a quick video too, in case that’s helpful - linked here: https://imgur.com/a/b4zmV17

Thanks so much, Bill! Yes, I was wondering if it was a thin/missed spot of welding l too. I’m admittedly a bit of a slob in my own studio space, but I generally don’t leave a ton of slip in the splash pan - especially not to the point of it being able to bore down through a solid plate. I’ve had my wheel for about 7 years and never had to do any maintenance though, so for all I know it could’ve just been rusting for most of that time. Going to give removing the head another try now with your tips. I tried calling Laguna on Friday but didn’t manage to reach anyone, so I’ll probably try that again tomorrow too. : )

Hi all, I took apart my wheel yesterday in anticipation of probably needing a belt replacement. The wheel has been pulsing/surging - it was having an issue maintaining speed at both high and low settings, along with the motor really groaning while centering. When I removed the bottom plate, the belt seemed totally fine (tension is good, not worn out). The only issue I can spot is leakage from the wheel head/shaft area. Has anyone had experience with this? I’ve attached a picture of where there is evidence of slip having leaked through somehow. It seems like it made a hole in the plate that holds the wheel head to the table? Is that even possible? I removed the set screws and can’t get the wheel head to budge at all, so I’m assuming I’m going to be dealing with some kind of rust situation at the very least. Thank you for any help you can offer!