DisassemblingtheBladeSpindle(continued)
6.DiscardthespindleshaftO−ring(4).
7.Useanarborpresstoremovethe2bearingsets(6)andbearingspacer
(7)fromthespindlehousing.
Note:Thelargeretainingringcanremaininsidethespindlehousing.
Removingthelargeretainingringisverydifcult.
8.Removethedamageddrivestuds(8)andreplaceasneeded.
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Figure50
1.Bearing4.Innerbearingspacer
2.Spacerring5.Outerbearingspacer
3.Largesnapring
Note:Areplacementspindlebearingsetcontains2bearings,aspacerring,and
alargesnapring(items1,2,and3inFigure50).Youcannotpurchasethese
partsseparately.Also,donotmixthebearingsetcomponentsfromonecutting
unitspindletotheanother.
Note:Areplacementbearingspacersetincludestheinnerspacerandouter
spacer(4and5).Donotmixthebearingspacersfromonecuttingunitspindleto
theanother.
IMPORTANT
Ifnewbearingsareinstalledintoausedspindlehousing,itisnot
necessarytoreplacetheoriginallargesnapring.Iftheoriginalsnap
ringisingoodconditionwithnosignofdamage(e.g.,spunbearing),
leavethesnapringinthehousinganddiscardthesnapringthat
comeswiththenewbearings.Ifthelargesnapringisdamaged,
replacethesnapring.
1.Ifthelargesnapringwasremovedfromthespindlehousing,installthesnap
ringintothehousinggroove.Ensurethatthesnapringisfullyseatedin
thehousinggroove.
2.Installtheouterspacerintothetopofthespindlehousing.Ensurethatthe
outerspacertsagainstthesnapring.
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