Hello all, i am new to this site and i have a question. So i picked up an anvil and the guy threw in a leg vise that he said needed some TLC. The problem that i see is that the jaws do not touch, they are about 1/2" apart and i cant screw them in any more. I took it apart and cleaned everything but i couldnt remove the screw box for some reason. I greased and reassembled everything hoping to fix the problem but it is still not touching. The only thing that i think maybe stopping the jaws from touching is the screw box. I was wondering if i removed about a 1/2" of the screw box would that fix the problem or cause bigger problems? Or should i just weld some jaw pads on? Any advise would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you, John