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Figure 5.119: Normal Guard Hold-Down
1. Shut down combine, and remove key from ignition.
2. Manually stroke knife to locate section (A) under hold-
down (B).
3. At standard guard locations, push knife section (A)
down against guard (C) and measure clearance
between hold-down (B) and knife section (A) with a
feeler gauge. The clearance should be 0.1–0.6 mm
(0.004–0.024 in.).
4. If necessary, refer to Adjusting Pointed Guard Hold-
Downs, page 387.
Double-knife:
Figure 5.120: Double-Knife Center Guard
Hold-Down
5. Manually stroke knife to locate sections (A) and (C)
under center hold-down (B).
6. Measure between knife sections (A) and (C) with a
feeler gauge. The clearances should be as follows:
• At tip of hold-down: 0.1–0.4 mm (0.004–0.016 in.)
• At rear of hold-down: 0.1–1.0 mm (0.004–0.040 in.)
7. If necessary, refer to Adjusting Hold-Down at Double-
Knife Center Pointed Guard, page 388.
Adjusting Pointed Guard Hold-Downs
This procedure is applicable to formed sheet metal hold-downs. Do NOT use this procedure for hold-down at center
guard position where knives overlap on double-knife headers. For center guard, refer to Adjusting Hold-Down at
Double-Knife Center Pointed Guard, page 388.
WARNING
To avoid bodily injury or death from unexpected startup of machine, always stop engine and remove key
before adjusting machine.
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