BedknifeReplacementandGrinding
RemovingtheBedknife
1.Removethebedbarfromthecuttingunit;refertoBedbarAssembly(page
9–20).
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Figure333
1.Screw(8each)
3.Bedbar
2.Bedknife
2.Removethescrewsfromthebedbarwithasocketwrenchandbedknife
screwtool(referto(page)).Discardthescrews.Removethebedknifefrom
thebedbar(Figure333).
3.RefertoGrindingtheBedknife(page9–24)foradditionalinformation.
InstallingtheBedknife
1.Useascrapertoremoveallrust,scaleandcorrosionfromthebedbar
surface.Lightlyoilthebedbarsurfacebeforeinstallingthebedknife.
2.Ensurethatthescrewthreadsinthebedbar(5/16-18UNC-2A)areclean.
IMPORTANT
Donotuseanimpactwrenchtotightenthescrewsintothebedbar.
3.Usenewscrewstosecurebedknifetobedbar.Applyanti-seizelubricantto
thethreadsofnewscrews.Donotapplyanti-seizelubricanttothetaper
ofthescrewheads.
4.Installallscrewsbutdonottighten.
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