I have some questions about the lathe I use at work. It is a Victor/ Royal 1640, and the operating manual is written in Chinglish. What I need to know is if the part where the lead screw and feed bar come out of the gear box is lubricated with gear box oil, or a separate oil reservoir. I ask because when I put oil into what I assume is the oil fill hole for the lead screw and feed bar, the oil level rises in the gear box view port. It makes me wonder why there are two oil fill holes. Do I have a leaky seal inside?
Charlie