Model 7475A 
e. 
Slide the pen drive motor into place and tighten 
the  clamp. 
(A 
boss  on  the  side 
of 
the motor 
casting must fit into a notch 
in 
the chassis.) 
f. 
Place the belt over the drive pulley. 
g. 
Replace the belt tensioner 
and 
spring. 
Move 
the 
pen carriage from side to side 
and 
make sure the 
belt 
and 
pulleys are properly aligned. 
h.  Connect the motor and encoder cables to the main 
printed circuit assembly.  To  prevent electrical 
interference,  ensure  the  motor  wires  are  inter-
twined up to the connector 
and 
fitted away from 
the encoder assembly. 
i. 
Replace  the top case,  making sure the PAPER 
LOAD/HOLD lever extends through the case and 
the 
tabs 
inside the front of the case align properly 
above and below the base plate. 
6-72. 
PEN 
CARRIAGE, PENHOLDER, AND 
DAMPER REMOVAL 
6-73. 
To 
remove the pen carriage, penholder, and damper, 
proceed 
as 
follows: 
a.  Remove the top case. Refer to 
Top 
Case Removal. 
b.  Remove 
the 
paper drive motor.  Refer to 
Paper 
Drive 
Motor 
Assembly 
Removal. 
c. 
Remove the pen solenoid. Refer to 
Pen 
Solenoid 
Removal. 
d. 
Remove the pen drive motor. Refer to 
Pen 
Drive 
Motor 
and 
Belt 
Removal, 
steps 
b., 
c., 
and 
d. 
e. 
Slide the belt from the pen carriage and move the 
pen carriage to the left. See Figure 
6-15. 
Two  springs will  be released  during 
the 
next 
two  steps 
-the 
pen  down 
spring  and  a  preload  spring on  the 
slider rod  between  the  carriage 
and 
penholder parts. Proceed carefully. 
f. 
Remove the end bearing cap while sliding the pen 
lift 
bar 
to the 
right 
and 
out 
of 
the carriage as-
sembly. See Figure 
6-14. 
(To 
replace the end cap 
on the lift bar, merely slide the cap onto the bar.) 
g. 
Move the slider rod to the right just far enough to 
release the left end of the rod from its mounting. 
See Figure 
6-13. 
Slide the rod to the left and out of 
the carriage/penholder assembly. 
Section VI 
h.  The  plastic  damper 
is 
merely  pressed  into  the 
carriage and penholder parts. Remove carefully. 
6-
7 
4. 
To 
reassemble, proceed 
as 
follows: 
a.  Carefully replace the damper. 
b.  Place  the  pen  down 
and 
preload  springs  into 
position and hold the parts together while insert-
ing 
the slider rod  from  the left.  Make  sure the 
preload spring is positioned over the rod properly 
so 
that 
it 
does not drag on the slider rod. 
c. 
Replace the slider rod 
in 
the chassis. 
d. 
Replace the pen lift bar. 
e. 
Replace the pen solenoid. 
f. 
Replace the paper drive motor, making sure 
that 
the rubber 0-rings on the drive 
shaft 
coupler 
and 
the motor 
shaft 
coupler fit inside the grooves 
of 
the coupler ring, 
and 
the boss (key) on the under 
side of the motor casting fits into the correspond-
ing 
hole 
in 
the chassis. See Figure 
6-12. 
g. 
Make sure the pen carriage slider rod  is all the 
way to the left, then replace the motor clamp. The 
arm 
on the clamp should hold the slider rod  to 
the left. Tighten the clamp screw securely. 
h. 
Loosen 
the clamping screw in the paper drive shaft 
coupler just enough to allow the coupler to slide 
on the shaft. Make sure the 
nut 
remains 
in 
the 
coupler. 
i.  Hold the drive shaft to the left by pushing (with a 
finger)  on the left gritwheel, 
and 
push 
the 
drive 
shaft 
coupler to the right (with another finger) 
so 
that 
the coupler parts fit together snugly. Tighten 
the shaft coupler clamping screw securely. 
j.  Reconnect the cables to the PCA. 
k. 
Replace the pen drive motor and belt 
as 
instructed 
in 
Pen 
Drive 
Motor 
and 
Belt. 
1. 
Measure  the  pen  down  force  by using  a  gram 
gauge. To do this, 
it 
is necessary to apply power 
to the plotter, and select and lower a pen onto the 
platten. Place the tip of the gram gauge under the 
lip of the pen body and check 
that 
the pen 
just 
starts 
to lift with 
19 
±10 grams. See Figure 
6-16. 
If 
the pen does not 
start 
to rise within 
IO 
to 
29 
grams,  replace  the pen  down  spring.  Refer  to 
Table 
4-3 
for 
part 
number. 
m. 
Replace  the top  case,  making sure  the  PAPER 
LOAD/HOLD lever extends through the case 
and 
the tabs inside the front of the case are aligned 
properly above 
and 
below the base plate. 
6-13