Maintenance
Lubrication
Thedebrisblowerhasbearingsandbushingsthatmustbe
lubricatedregularly.Ifthemachineisoperatedundernormal
conditions,lubricatethebearingswith#2general-purpose,
lithium-basedgreaseafterevery8hoursofoperationordaily,
whichevercomesrst.Lubricatethettingsimmediately
aftereverywashing,regardlessoftheintervallisted.
Thelubricationpointsandquantitiesareasfollows:
Fanshaft—2(Figure10)
Figure10
Castorarmtube(Figure11)
Castorwheel(Figure11)
Figure11
GreasingtheAttachmentAdapter
Ifthelockingleverontheattachmentadapterdoesnotpivot
freelyandeasily,applyalightcoatofgreasetotheareashown
inFigure12.
Figure12
BearingAlignment
Ifthemotormountingbracketsareeverremoved,theymust
berealignedbeforethedebrisblowerisoperated.Refertothe
PartCatalogfortheAlignmentToolpartnumber.
1.Makesurethatthemountingbracketsareinstalledto
theblowerhousingbuttheboltsandnutsareloose
(Figure13).
G003814
1223
Figure13
1.Alignmenttool3.Fancoupler
2.Mountingbracket
2.Insertthebearingalignmenttoolthroughthemounting
bracketsandintothefancoupler(Figure13).Make
surethatthespidercoupler(Figure14)isnotinthe
coupler.
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