FrontRollerService
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Figure312
1.Mountingbolt3.Bearingspacer
2.Bearing4.Frontroller
Disassembly(Figure312)
1.Removerollermountingbolt.
2.Removerollerassemblyfromcarrierframe.
3.Toremovebearingsandbearingspacer:
A.Insertpunchthroughendofrolleranddriveoppositebearingoutby
alternatingtapstooppositesideofinnerbearingrace.Thereshouldbea
lipofinnerraceexposedforthisprocess.
B.Removebearingspacer.Removesecondbearingfromrollerusinga
press.
4.Inspectrollerhousing,bearingsandbearingspacerfordamageorwear.
Replacecomponentsasneeded.
Assembly(Figure312)
1.Installbearingsandbearingspacerintoroller:
IMPORTANT
UseFrontRollerBearingInstallationTool(seeSpecialTools(page
2–16))wheninstallingbearingsintoroller.Thistoolensuresthatno
sideloadisappliedtothebearingsduringinstallationintothefront
rollers.
A.Pressrstbearingintohousing.Pressequallyoninnerandouterraces
duringinstallation.
B.Insertbearingspacer.
C.Presssecondbearingintorollerhousingpressingequallyoninnerand
outerracesuntiltheinnerracecomesincontactwiththebearingspacer.
2.Installrollerassemblytodeckframe.
Note:Securingrollerassemblywithagaplargerthan1.5mm(0.060inch)
createsasideloadonbearingsandcanleadtoprematurebearingfailure.
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