Maintenance Procedures
400-088-120-02 Page 4.5-15 Rev. Date: 10/2016
4.5.26 Service the Shifter and Cam Link Needle Bearings
1. Run the Table to the pin spotting height.
2. Remove power from the pinspotter. Follow the appropriate Lock out/Tag out procedures.
3. Loosen the jam nuts on both rod ends of the Short Rod Assembly that connects the Cam Link to
the Actuator Lever Weldment.
4. Turn the rod of the Short Rod Assembly to remove the pressure of the Cam Link against the Cam
Follower.
5. Remove the nut and bolt that secures the Short Rod Assembly to the Actuator Lever Weldment.
6. Remove the two nuts and bolts that secure the Cam Link to the Shifter Link Assembly.
7. Remove the Cam Link and Shifter Link Assembly from the shaft.
8. Wipe away excess grease from shaft, Cam Link, and Shifter Link Assembly.
9. Inspect the shaft for excessive wear. Replace as needed. To remove the shaft, loosen the set screw
and push the shaft from the Tie Rod Bracket.
10. If the shaft has been removed, install it in the Tie Rod Bracket, but do not tighten the set screw at
this time.
11. Inspect the needle bearings in the Cam Link and Shifter Link Assembly for wear. Replace as
needed.
12. Apply a liberal amount of grease to the needle bearings.
13. Install the needle bearings, Cam Link, and Shifter Link Assembly on the shaft.
14. Install the spacer and the two nuts and bolts to secure the Cam Link and Shifter Link Assembly.
Tighten securely.
15. Tighten the set screw to secure the shaft to the Tie Rod Assembly.
16. Install and tighten the nut and bolt that secures the Short Rod Assembly to the Actuator Lever
Weldment.
17. Turn the rod of the Short Rod Assembly so that the Cam Link applies pressure against the Cam
Follower. Finger tight only.
18. Tighten the jam nuts on both rod ends of the Short Rod Assembly.
19. Return power to the pinspotter.
20. Run the Table to the Home position.
21. Cycle the pinspotter and observe for correct operation.