Thanks, Sandman. I found some of your earlier posts so I might be able to piece together a solution. I seem to have two problems. 1, the bearings around the pinion gear seem to be grinding. 2, the arm that sticks through the "rotating head" and actuated the bale seems to be binding when I ...

Picked up a Mitchell 308 today. Disassembled the main body and cleaned it, but it is still binding and grinding. Can't get the rotor off; I believe it should pop right off once the nut and set screw are removed, but that doesn't work.

Suggestions?