AssemblingtheDriveShaft
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CuttingUnitDriveShaft(shown)
1.Endyoke3.Retainingring
5.Greasetting
2.Crossandbearingkit4.Shaftyoke
1.Installnewcrossandbearingsasfollows:
A.Applyathicklayerofgreasetothebearingboresintheendyokeand
shaftyoke.
B.Press1bearingpartiallyintotheyoke.
C.Insertthecrossintotheyokeandbearing.
D.Holdthecrossinalignmentandpressthebearinginuntilithitstheyoke.
E.Installtheretainingringintotheyokegroovetosecureinstalledbearing.
F.Placesecondbearingintotheyokeboreandontothecrossshaft.Press
thebearingintotheyokeandsecurewiththeretainingring.
G.Repeattheprocedurefortheotheryoke.
H.Applygreasetothecrossuntilitcomesoutofallthe4bearingcups.
2.Ensurethattheassembledjointmoveswithoutanybinding.Lightlyrapthe
yokelugswithasoft-facedhammertoremoveslightbinding.Ifbinding
continues,disassemblethejointtoidentifythesourceofbinding.
3.Installthecuttingunitdriveshafttothemachine;refertoInstallingtheCutting
UnitDriveShafts(page5–7).
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