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Maintenance and Service
5.5.1 Changing the side brush
Check the side brush (Fig. 8/1) weekly
and
change in the case of wear.
1. Switch the machine off and lay it on
its side.
2. Remove the wing bolt (Fig. 8/2) with
the washer from underneath the side
brush
(Fig. 8/1).
3. Pull the side brush off.
4. Position the new side brush on the
carrier(Fig. 8/3) and fix in place with
the wing bolt and washer.
5.5.2 Setting the sweeping pattern
In the case of brush wear, and after
chan
ging the side brush (Fig. 8/1), re-
adjust the sweeping pattern.
1. Switch the machine off, unscrew the
locking bolt (Fig. 8/7) and open the
hood (Fig. 8/4).
2. Loosen the counternut (Fig. 8/6) and
adjust the sweeping pattern by turn-
ing the adjusting bolt (Fig. 8/5) clock-
wise and counterclockwise so that it
touche
s the floor.
3. Tighten the counternut again and
close
the hood.
4. Switch the machine on and allow the
side brush to run while standing still
for a short time.
5. Switch the machine off, raise the
fron
t a little and pull it back.
6. Check the sweeping pattern, com-
paring it with a clock viewed driving
fo
rward. When set correctly, the
sweeping pattern must make an im-
pression on the floor between ap-
prox. 10:00 and 4:00 o' clock.
7. Repeat the process, if necessary,
until the sweeping pattern is set cor-
rectly.
8. Close the hood (Fig. 8/4) and screw
the locking bolt (Fig. 8/7) back in.