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NOTICE: Do not sharpen this side too much. File
lightlyonlyforremovingburrs.Otherwisetheblade
clearancemaybecometoomuchorthebladelife
maybeshortened.
Adjustment for blade clearance
►Fig.28: 1.Platexingbolt2. Lock plate 3. Blades
tightening nut
Fromtimetotime,adjusttheclearanceoftheshear
bladesasfollows:
1. Switch on the tool, and pull the switch trigger to
opentheshearblades.
2. Withshearbladesopen,switchoffthetool.And
disconnect the connection cord from the tool.
3. Loosentheplatexingbolt.Andthenremovethe
lock plate.
4. Adjustthetightnessofthebladestighteningnut
byhand(fasteningtorqueforthebladetighteningnut:
approximately 0.5 N•m).
5. Installthelockplateandplatexingboltagain.
6. Checkthetightnessofthebladewhetherthe
bladesneverrattlebutupperbladecanbeopenedor
closedabout3mmbyhand.Ifthebladesaretootightor
loose,adjusttheclearanceagain.
NOTICE: Pay attention to the clearance of the
blades.Toolooseclearancemayresultindullcut,
andtootightbladeclearancemayresultinoverload
for the motor and short running time of the tool.
Removing or installing shear blades
Toremovetheshearblades,performfollowingsteps:
1. Tilt the opening angle selector lever to the left side
rsttoopenthebladesfully.
2. Switch on the tool, and pull the switch trigger to
opentheshearblades.
3. Withshearbladesopen,switchoffthetool.And
disconnect the connection cord from the tool.
►Fig.29
4. Removetwoboltsneartheswitchtriggerwiththe
hex wrench.
Removethetriggerguardbyseparatingthetongueon
the trigger guard from the groove of the housing.
►Fig.30: 1. Bolts 2. Trigger guard
5. Remove the E-ring on the link arm with a slotted
screwdriver or alike.
►Fig.31: 1. E-ring 2. Link arm
NOTICE:TheE-ringisexpendablepart.Donot
re-usetheE-ringwhenreassembling.
6. Carefully remove the pin.
►Fig.32: 1. Pin
7. Removetwoboltsfromthesideofthehousing.
►Fig.33: 1. Bolts
8. Carefully remove the upper and lower shears from
the housing.
►Fig.34
9. Toseparatetheupperbladeandthelowerblade,
rstloosentheplatexingbolt.
Then remove the lock plate.
►Fig.35: 1.Platexingbolt2. Lock plate
NOTE:Whenreplacingthebladesforhardbranch
withonesforthinbranch,orviseversa,replacethe
platexingboltaswell.
10. Loosenandremovethebladestighteningnut.
►Fig.36: 1. Blade tightening nut 2. Blade tightening
bolt
NOTE:Whenreplacingthebladesforhardbranch
withonesforthinbranch,orviseversa,replacethe
bladetighteningboltaswell.
Toinstalltheshearblades,performtheprocedures
aboveinreverse.Makesurealltheboltsaresecurely
tightened.
Afterinstallingtheblade,alwaysadjustthebladeclear-
ance.(Referto“Adjustmentforbladeclearance”.)
Toinstalltheshearblades,performtheprocedures
aboveinreverse.Wheninstallingtheshearblades,pay
attention to the following points:
• Applymachineoilorgreaseontothebladetight-
eningboltandbetweentheblades.
• Ifyoucannotplacetheplatexingboltproperly,
rst,removetheO-ringandtheplatexingbolt
from the lock plate. And then overturn the lock
plate,andreturntheO-ringandtheplatexing
bolt.
• When installing the trigger guard, align the tongue
of the trigger guard with the groove of the housing.
►Fig.37
• Makesurealltheboltsaresecurelytightened.
• Afterinstallingtheblade,alwaysadjustblade
clearance.(Referto“Adjustmentforblade
clearance”.)
• Afterinstallingtheblade,alwaysadjustcutting
depth.(Referto“Cuttingdepthadjustment”.)