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DisassemblingtheCuttingUnit(continued)
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Figure180
1.Right-handthreads
2.Left-handthreads3.Groove
1.Removethebearinglockscrew(item4inFigure179)andreeldriveshaft
fromthecuttingunit.Thereeldriveshafthasleft-handthreadsandisinthe
endofthereelshaftidentiedwithagroove(item3inFigure180)thatis
justinsideofthereelspider.
2.Slidethebearings(item3inFigure179)fromthereeldriveshaft.
3.Forassemblypurposes,notetheorientationoftheockedseals(item2in
Figure179).Removethesealsfromthereelshaft.
InspectingtheCuttingUnit
1.Inspectthereelbearingstoensurethattheyspinfreelyandhaveminimal
axialplay.
2.Inspectthereelshaftasfollows.Ifreeldamageisdetected,replacethe
cuttingunit.
A.Checkthereelshaftforbendinganddistortionbyplacingtheshaftends
inV-blocks.
B.Checkthereelbladesforbendingorcracking.
C.Checktheservicelimitofthereeldiameter;refertoPreparingtheReel
forGrinding(page7–34).
D.Checkthethreadsintheendsofthereelshaft.
3.Checkthewoodruffkeyslotandhexdriveonthereeldriveshaft(item5in
Figure179)forexcessivewearordistortion.Replacethedriveshaftifthere
isanydamage.
AssemblingtheCuttingUnit
1.Ifthebearingsand/orockedsealswereremovedfromthereelshaft,discard
andreplacethecomponentsthatwereremoved.
IMPORTANT
Theockedsealshouldbeinstalledsothattheockedsideofthe
sealistowardthebearinglocation.
2.Presstheockedsealsontothereelshaftwiththeockedsideorientated
towardthebearinglocation.Thesealshouldbeperpendiculartothereel
shaftafterinstallation.
3.Slidethebearingsfullyontothereelshaft.Thebearingsshouldbottomon
thereelshaftshoulder.
CuttingUnit:ServiceandRepairs
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