Ruyleja Posted March 18, 2023 Report Share Posted March 18, 2023 I am looking for information on wheel I recently got…specifically how the wheel head and shaft are. It appears to be a press fit but no luck in removing. Based on a slight wobble I have in true wheel head when operating think the actual head is not fully set onto the shaft. It is made by Lockerbie and appears to be similar design as their kick wheel but it is electric … see pics. Anyway very limited info out there so wondering if any luck for members on this forum. Thanks in advance ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilestrick Posted March 18, 2023 Report Share Posted March 18, 2023 That's a rare wheel! I have no info, but have you tried just thumping it with a dead blow mallet to get it to seat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark C. Posted March 18, 2023 Report Share Posted March 18, 2023 (edited) Put some Deep Creep or other penetrating oil on the shaft /wheelhead and let soak a few days before the rubber mallet hitting in center Edited March 19, 2023 by Mark C. neilestrick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruyleja Posted March 21, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2023 So I took the entire wheel apart…fairly straight forward design. Heated the wheel head and ensured the shaft was fully seated with your suggestion. I am still not certain how the wheel head is attached to shaft which is a 1 inch carbon steel bar stock with a key way machine for the motor belt pulley attachment. Reassembled and the wheel still is slight wobble which appears to be originating from the belt pulley to be honest so maybe it is the design of this wheel? It is a shame I can’t more information as I really like the over all design and setup! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hulk Posted March 21, 2023 Report Share Posted March 21, 2023 How much does the surface of the wheel (at the outer edge) run out? IOW, how much vertical movement is there? If the wobble is horizontal only, that shouldn't shake up the work, excepting for the visual - a large diameter bat can help there! If there is a significant up and down wobble, I've found that hard to work with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suutosenelaa Posted November 23, 2023 Report Share Posted November 23, 2023 I just got one of these! I love the design. Mine also has a slight wobble, or more of a rumble really. Feels like it’s coming from the belt assembly. It doesn’t seem to affect my throwing but I’d still like to tune it up. Any luck fixing the yours? I can’t find any information online except for your post and this one from a few years ago: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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