Olivetti LINEA 88 - Escapement Rack Adjustment

ESCAPEMENT RACK AOJUSTMENT
Remove the platen
and paper pans
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Margin stops set at
their
extreme positions
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Move the carriage slowly baCK
and forth. Check that the rack
mesh to pinion is as deep as
possible without bottoming over
the entire length of the rack.
Maximum clearance between the
teeth is 0.2 mm (fig.1)*
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yes The rack mesh to
pinion is correct
no
Loosen the escapement rack
scr evs and po s i t i on the rac k
as required
- Tighten the escapement
rac k scr-evs
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* Note: For checking the rack mesh to pinion~
_ Hold the escapement vnee l rigid
_ Jiqqle the carriage slightly IIhile checking the play
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