Porta-Nails 402 - SHOE CHANGING; CONVERSION TO AND FROM FACE NAILING; TROUBLESHOOTING

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SHOE CHANGING
CONVERSION TO AND FROM FACE NAILING
APARENTE
FIGURE 8
Angled Tongue and Groove
Flooring Shoe
FIGURE 9
Face Nailing Shoe
Cat. No. 40225
(Sold Separately)
Loosen and remove Socket Head Cap Screws (Ref. No. 10) to remove Shoe
& Shoe Base Assembly. Change over from the Angled Tongue Nailing to
Face Nailing Applications or change from Face Nailing to Angled Tongue
Nailing Applications by removing Socket Head Cap Screws (Ref. No. 10)
and re-tightening after changeover.
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TROUBLESHOOTING
PROBLEM
OR
QUESTION CAUSE CORRECTIVE ACTION
Ram comes
up before
completing cycle
Ram(Ref. No. 22) or
Pawl (Ref. No. 33)
worn; Pawl Spring
(Ref. No. 32) Broken
Remove the Shoulder Screw Nut (Ref.
No.30) and the Shoulder Screw (Ref.
No.29). Pull out Pawl Housing Assembly
(Ref. No. 47) and inspect the Pawl (Ref.
No. 33) and the Pawl Spring (Ref. No.
32) for wear or breakage and replace if
necessary. Reinstall and fi rmly tighten
Shoulder Screw Nut (Ref. No. 30).
Ram does not
come up after
completing
downward cycle.
Ram Spring (Ref.
No. 26) or Pawl
Spring (Ref. No. 33)
broken
Loosen, but DO NOT REMOVE, the
two (2) Ram Stop Screws (Ref. No.
28). Remove the Ram (Ref. No. 22) and
Driver Blade (Ref. No. 23). Replace the
Ram Spring. If the Ram Spring is not
broken, reverse correction given above.
Refer to the above Corrective Action for
replacing the Pawl Spring.
Ram will not go
all the way down
or up.
Nails Jammed in
Shear Plate (Ref. No.
13).
Remove the Ram (Ref. No. 22) and
Driver Blade (Ref. No. 23) as outlined
above. Remove the four (4) Shoe Screws
(Ref. No. 10) and Shoe (Ref. No. 4).
Lift off the Wear Plate (Ref. No. 12) and
remove the jammed nails.
Ram will make a
complete cycle
but works hard.
Lack of lubrication
and dirt / contaminate
accumulation
Remove the Ram (Ref. No. 22) and
Driver Blade (Ref. No. 23) as outlined
above. Clean the Ram and Driver Blade
and lubricate the Ram lightly with a dry
silicone lubricant.