BedknifeReplacementandGrinding
RemovingtheBedknife
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Figure171
1.Screw(8each)
3.Bedbar
2.Bedknife
1.Removethebedbarfromcuttingunit(refertoRemovingtheBedbar
Assembly(page8–10)).
Note:18”cuttingunitsuse6screwstosecurebedknifetobedbar.22”cutting
unitsuse8screwstosecurebedknifetobedbar.
2.Removethescrewsfrombedbarusingasocketwrenchandbedknifescrew
tool(refertoSpecialT ools(page2–13)).Discardscrews.Removebedknife
fromthebedbar(refertoFigure171).
3.RefertoGrindingtheBedknife(page8–14).
InstallingtheBedknife
1.Usescrapertoremoveallrust,scaleandcorrosionfrombedbarsurface.
Lightlyoilbedbarsurfacebeforeinstallingbedknife.
2.Makesurethatscrewthreadsinbedbar(5/16-18UNC-2A)areclean.
IMPORTANT
Donotuseanimpactwrenchtotightenscrewsintothebedbar.
3.Usenewscrewstosecurethebedknifetobedbar.Applyantiseizelubricant
tothethreadsofnewscrews.Donotapplyantiseizelubricanttothetaper
ofthescrewheads.
4.Installallscrewsbutdonottighten.
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