Greenlee 763 - Disassembly

Greenlee / A Textron Company 8 4455 Boeing Dr. • Rockford, IL 61109-2988 USA • 815-397-7070
763 and 764M4 Ratchet Cable Cutter
Disassembly
This tool consists of three basic operating mechanisms
(see Figure 1).
1. Cutter jaw mechanism: stationary jaw (1), movable
jaw (3), jaw bolt (25), jaw spacer (4), return spring (5),
and related hardware.
2. Jaw drive mechanism: master drive gear (16),
master gear shaft (26), drive pawl (15), pawl spring
(12), pawl shaft (19), top and bottom handle plates
(14, 22) and operating lever.
3. Jaw holding mechanism: holding pawl (15), pawl
spring (17), pawl shaft (19) and pawl release pin
(27).
Maintenance (cont’d)
Both the jaw mechanism and drive mechanism can
be removed and serviced without disassembly of the
housing.
1. Remove cap screw (21). Release tension on exten-
sion spring (5) by opening the operating lever and
rotating release pin (27) outward.
2. Remove nut (6).
3. Remove bolt (25) and spacer (4).
4. Disconnect spring (5) from housing (13).
5. Remove retaining ring (9) from gear shaft (26).
Also remove two screws (8) from stop pin (20).
6. Remove shaft (26) and gear (16).
7. Remove the operating lever assembly.
8. Remove rubber bumpers (10) from release pin (27).
9. Remove two housing screws (11). Lift housing from
tool.
10. Remove two screws (11) to disassemble operating
lever assembly and remove pawl (15), pawl spring
(12) and pawl shaft (19).