ServicingtheGroomerReel
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1.Groomerreelshaft3.Spacer(50each)
2.Groomerblade(51each)4.Locknut(2each)
Inspectthegroomerreelbladesfrequentlyforanydamageandwear.Straighten
thebentblades.Eitherreplacethewornbladesorreversetheindividualblades
toputthesharpestbladeedgeforward:refertoFigure97.
1.Removethegroomerreelfromthecuttingunit;refertoRemovingthe
GroomerReel(page9–15).
2.Removethelocknutfromeitherendofthegroomerreelshaft.
3.Removethebladesfromthegroomershaft.Ifnecessary,removesecond
locknutfromtheshaft.
4.Inspectandreplacewornordamagedcomponents.
5.Assemblethegroomerreelasfollows:
Note:Newlocknutshaveanadhesivepatchtopreventthelocknutfrom
loosening.Ifausedlocknutisbeinginstalled,applyamediumstrength
threadlocker(Loctite#242orequivalent)tothethreadsofthelocknut.
A.Installalocknutononeendofthegroomerreelshaft.
B.Installagroomerbladeagainstthelocknut.
C.Installtheremainingspacersandbladesinanalternatingmannermaking
surethatallbladesareseparatedbyaspacer.
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