/diy/ - Do It Yourself

Just want to give a brief update on my progress. I had some work stuff that threw me back for a while so I haven't done much with the 5 quarts. I'm having the following issue. My Hobart K5 is howling like a cat in heat. the gearbox is (amazingly) in great condition and after regreasing it I've isolated it to one of two possible causes. Either I've got a bad ball thrust bearing, or I've got a bad governor. I can do a few simple tests on the governor that should be able to tell me if that's the issue. The first is going to be turning it to max speed, holding the speed plate out all the way, then shutting it off and seeing if it retracts smoothly. After that I'll try putting a bit of lube on the governor stud. Finally I have one other thing I'm considering. I could swap out my professional 500 governor to the hobart and see how it sounds. I'm hoping to avoid that because I'll have to redo the wiring which is only a minute or so but it's just a hassle.