Woods RT42.30 - Blade Installation

Owner Service 19
MAN1177
(
07/28/2023
)
BLADE INSTALLATION
Four Blade Installation
1. Remove any burrs on anges generated from
blades that have slipped.
2. Start blade assembly with rst blade installed next
to rotor shaft ange.
NOTE: Blade cutting edges should face the direc-
tion of rotation.
3. Install blade inside ange pocket with blade hole
closest to end matching holes in anges.
4. Install bolt through ange, blade, ange, and nut but
do not tighten completely.
5. Rotate blade backwards until blade prole is seated
on ange embossments in the ange pockets.
6. Tighten bolted joint to 140 lbs-ft.
7. Proceed by installing next blade of the same part
number in next ange.
8. Repeat steps 2-7 installing opposite hand blade in
next ange hole until all four rows of blades are
installed.
Figure 15. Four Blade Forward & Reverse Rotation Blade Installation
TIGHTEN TO
140 LBS-FT
INSERT BLADE PROFILE
INTO FLANGE POCKET
AGAINST EMBOSSMENT
CD8620
INSERT BLADE PROFILE
INTO FLANGE POCKET
AGAINST EMBOSSMENT
TIGHTEN TO
140 LBS-FT
CD8621
FORWARD ROTATION
REVERSE ROTATION