Grote 522 - (Opt) Removing the Quick Disc Blade Guide - All-Electric Slicers; (Opt) Reinstalling the Quick Disc Blade Guide - All-Electric Slicers; (Opt) Installing a New Quick Disc Blade Guide - All-Electric Slicers

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3. Verify that the blade is tracking correctly and the welded joint of the blade is not in the
blade guide slot.
4. (See Figure 9) Adjust the blade guide forward or backward until the blade clearance on
one end is between 0.001" and 0.010" (approximately 1/2 of the band blade thickness).
Move the backstop forward until it contacts the rear of the blade guide. Tighten the
backstop bolts and clamp down that end of the guide.
5. Repeat the procedure on the other end of the blade guide. Adjust the backstops and
clamp down this end of the guide also.
6. Repeat the above two steps until both ends of the blade guide are properly adjusted.
Once the guide is set, hand tighten the two threaded handles located beneath the exit
guard.
CAUTION: Do not overtighten. Turn the handles until a slight resistance is felt
between the slides and the center hold-down pins.
7. Check blade tracking. Repeat the adjustment if the blade is not tracking correctly.
8. Attach the water quick connects to the blade guide if applicable.
(Opt) Removing the Quick Disc Blade Guide - All-Electric Slicers
1. Disconnect the water lines from the blade guide.
2. Loosen the two threaded handles located beneath the exit guard by turning them
counterclockwise. Release the pins from the hold-down slides by pushing the two handles
forward towards the entry side of the slicer.
3. Release the two hold down clamps located at each end of the blade guide. Remove the
clamps if necessary.
The blade guide, backtray and hold-down slides can now be removed.
(Opt) Reinstalling the Quick Disc Blade Guide - All-Electric Slicers
1. Loosen the two threaded handles located beneath the exit guard (if necessary) by turning
them counterclockwise. Push the two handles forward towards the entry side of the slicer.
2. Install the blade guide by aligning the locating pins with the slots in the bearing bar.
3. Push the blade guide back until it contacts the stops at each end of the guide. Clamp each
end of the guide.
4. Once the guide is set, hand tighten the two threaded handles located beneath the exit guard.
CAUTION: Do not overtighten. Turn the handles until a slight resistance is felt between
the slides and the center hold-down pins.
5. In applicable, attach the water quick connects to the blade guide.
(Opt) Installing a New Quick Disc Blade Guide - All-Electric Slicers
1. Loosen the two threaded handles located beneath the exit guard (if necessary) by turning
them counterclockwise. Push the two handles forward towards the entry side of the Slicer.