ServicingtheDriveBelts
RefertoFigure21forroutingthedrivebeltsappropriately.
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Figure21
Beltrouting
ServicingtheBushingsin
theCasterArms
Thecasterarmshavebushingspressedintothe
topandbottomofthetubeandaftermanyhours
ofoperation,thebushingswillwear.Tocheckthe
bushings,movethecasterforkbackandforthand
fromsidetoside.Ifthecasterspindleislooseinside
thebushings,thebushingsarewornandmustbe
replaced.
1.Raisethecuttingunitsothatthewheelsareoff
theoor.Blockthecuttingunitsothatitcannot
accidentallyfall.
2.Removethetensioningcap,spacer(s),and
thrustwasherfromthetopofthecasterspindle.
3.Pullthecasterspindleoutofthemountingtube.
Allowthethrustwasherandspacer(s)toremain
onthebottomofthespindle.
4.Insertapinpunchintothetoporbottomofthe
mountingtubeanddrivethebushingoutofthe
tube(Figure22).
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Figure22
1.Casterarmtube
2.Bushings
5.Drivetheotherbushingoutofthetube.
6.Cleantheinsideofthetubestoremoveanydirt.
7.Applygreasetotheinsideandoutsideofthe
newbushings.
8.Usingahammerandaatplate,drivethe
bushingsintothemountingtube.
9.Inspectthecasterspindleforwearandreplace
itifitisdamaged.
10.Pushthecasterspindlethroughthebushings
andthemountingtube.
11.Slidethethrustwasherandthespacer(s)onto
thespindle.
12.Installthetensioningcaponthecasterspindle
toretainallpartsinplace.
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