Page History: Changing the Belt on a Walker-Turner 900 Drill Press
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This page shows how the belt can be changed on a Walker-Turner 900 series drill press. These photos were taken during the process of a full restoration of a WT 936, which is a floor model drill press with a production table. The same process can be used on any 900-series machine.
Walker-Turner 900 drill presses used at least two different designs for the upper bearing retainer, on the top of the spindle pulley. One version uses a machined steel sleeve that slips snugly through the head casting from the top and captures the upper pulley bearing. One of these sleeves can be seen in the bottom right of the following parts photo.
 spindle sleeve on bottom right |
The other design, which is what exists on the machine used in this restoration and documentation, has an extended lower end of the spindle cap, which is a single piece that also serves as the upper bearing retainer. This type of spindle cap and bearing retainer can be seen in the upper portion of the following parts photo.
 spindle cap and bearing retainer towards top |