Steps 5-8

Blue Loctite (McMaster P/N 1004A12) is recommended on all bolts that thread into a tapped hole.

Step 5

Install the 1/4” ID x 3/4” OD Radial Bearings and 0.03” thick Steel Washers as shown in the image below. They will be installed on all eight bearing stack ups marked in green in the image below.

Step 6

Install the Turret Gear (140T) sections as shown in the image below. The c-bores on the gear sections should slot together making the gear a single, flat 1/8” thick plate when bolted down.

Once the gear sections are fully seated, tighten the nuts until there is no wiggle in the bolts.

Make sure not to overtighten the 1/4”-20 Nuts as this may cause the bearings to clamp the Turret Ring plate, creating unnecessary friction in the assembly.

Step 7

Slide the 10T Steel Spur Gear and Clamping Shaft Collar onto the VersaPlanetary with Falcon 500. Then bolt the VersaPlanetary to the assembly from Step 6 using the 3/8” OD x 1-1/4”L Spacers and #10-32 x 1-3/4”L Bolts.

Slide the Clamping Shaft collar and 10T Steel Spur Gear up until the spur gear is resting against the ThunderHex bearing installed in Step 2. Tighten the Clamping Shaft Collar to keep the gear in place.

The 10T Steel Spur Gear must mesh with the gear sections installed in Step 6.

Step 8

If you did not do so previously, bolt the Turret to the mounting tubes or other support structure you will be using.

The image below is from the bottom of the turret.