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KM26 | MAGNETIC LEVEL GAUGE  |  OI/KM26-EN REV I
MLG replacement / spare parts
When ordering replacement or spare parts for a KM26 MLG, 
the following information is a minimum requirement: 
•  serial number 
•  item description  
Typical float chamber parts (reference 
‘MLG parts’ section) 
•  vent and drain plug 
•  drain flange and spring 
•  float 
•  vent flange and spring  
5.6.2 Typical indicator assembly parts 
(reference ‘MLG parts’ section)  
•  scale/channel assembly 
•  indicator tube (glass or polycarbonate) 
•  stainless steel gear clamps 
•  name plate 
•  indicator tube holders (top and bottom)
Replacement glass installation procedure 
(retrofit or replacement)  
KM26 shuttle replacement glass 
installation procedure (refer to figures 27 
and 28) 
1  Remove old glass tube and tube holders from scale. 
2  Assemble new bottom tube holder to scale using a #6-32 
machine screw. Note the orientation of grooves in tube 
holder that interface with matching feature on scale 
channel.
3  Insert tall rubber bumper into bottom tube holder. The 
flat face on tall rubber bumper should rest flat in holder 
cavity. 
4  Carefully align replacement glass with shuttle indicator 
into scale channel and lower into bottom tube holder. 
Ensure the glass tube rests flat on rubber bumper and is 
firmly seated. The nipple on bottom end of glass tube 
should protrude through the slot in the rubber bumper. 
5  Place rubber bumper on top of glass tube. 
6  Align top tube holder with scale channel and slide down 
until top surface of the holder is flush with top of scale 
channel. The screw hole should align with the hole in the 
holder. 
7  Use a #6-32 machine screw to lock top tube holder in 
place. 
8  Tighten nut and install a second nut to lock tube holders 
in place. 
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KM26 magnetic bargraph glass 
installation procedure (refer to figures 29 
and 30) 
1  Remove old glass tube and tube holders from scale. 
2  Assemble new bottom tube holder to scale using a #6-32 
machine screw. Note the orientation of grooves in tube 
holder that interface with the matching feature on the 
scale channel. 
3  Insert one (1) rubber bumper into the bottom tube 
holder.  The rubber bumper should rest flat in the holder 
cavity. 
4  Carefully align new glass with bargraph indicator into 
scale channel and lower into the bottom tube holder.  The 
flat faces on the glass tube should register with the 
corresponding flat faces in the cavity of the bottom tube 
holder. Ensure that the glass tube rests flat on the rubber 
bumper and is firmly seated.  The nipple on the bottom 
end of the glass tube should protrude through the slot in 
the rubber bumper. 
5  Place one (1) rubber bumper on the top of the glass tube. 
6  Align the top tube holder with scale channel and slide 
down until the top surface of the holder is flush with the 
top of the scale channel.  The screw hold should align 
with the hold in the holder. 
7  Use a #6-32 machine screw to lock the top tube holder in 
place. 
8  Tighten nut and install a second nut to lock tube holders 
in place.