LeeBoy 8616 - Front Conveyor Shaft, Bearings, and Sprockets Replacement; Conveyor Wear Plate Replacement

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LeeBoy Model 8616 Conveyor Paver 7-27
Maintenance
Front Conveyor Shaft, Bearings,
And Sprockets Replacement
Removal
1. Place paver over a pit or on a ramp.
2. Disconnect main conveyor chains underneath the
equipment. Disconnect any link. Rotate chains out of
the way of the assembly.
3. Loosen idler adjust bolts and remove hold down
bolts. Assembly will come out at this time.
4. Remove damaged or worn parts and reinstall.
NOTE: Replaced bearings in tubes must have inner
seals removed so that grease can enter into the
bearing area from grease tting.
Installation
1. Reverse removal procedure and place back in
paver.
2. Connect main conveyor chains and adjust tension.
Make sure all hold down bolts are torqued to 180 ft.
lbs. (244 N.m). Tighten jam nuts on adjuster bolts.
3. Grease bearings by using grease blocks on
each side below hopper wing.
NOTE: Right hand side grease block greases every
bearing on the right hand side of conveyor. Left
hand side grease block does the same for left
hand side.
Conveyor Wear Plate
Replacement
Removal
1. Place paver over a pit or on a ramp.
2. Remove all guards over conveyor oor and front lip
panel.
3. Remove main conveyor chains from paver.
4. Remove front conveyor idlers from paver.
5. Remove bolts from rear tube assemblies and let
assembly be held only by outer bearing.
6. Remove 24 bolts that hold oor into frame.
7. Lift wear plate out of paver with hoist.
Installation
1. Clean frame where conveyor plate lays.
2. Place new conveyor plate in frame.
3. Place thread-locking adhesive on the twenty-four
5/8” bolts and tighten conveyor plate to frame.
Torque bolts to 180 ft. lbs. (244 N.m).
4. Place rear drive assembly back in place.
5. Place thread-locking adhesive on bolts and
torque to 180 ft. lbs. (244 N.m).
6. Tighten adjuster against assembly to keep from
slipping.
7. Place front idler assemblies back in place.
8. Place main conveyor chains in and adjust chain
tension. Once adjusted, torque all idler hold down
bolts to 180 ft. lbs. (244 N.m).
9. Adjust tension bolts tight against assembly
when done and lock jam nuts.
10. Place all guards over conveyor chains and front
lip panel.
11. Grease bearings by using grease blocks on
each side below hopper wing.
NOTE: Replaced bearings in tubes must have inner
seals removed so that grease can enter into the
bearing area from grease tting.
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