7
Maintenance
Needle Replacement
1. Remove the bad needle with long nose pliers.
2. Insert needle into the housing of the needle replacement
tool (P/N SD-9606); see Figure 9.
Figure 9.
Inserting the needle into the needle replacement tool.
3. Position the needle perpendicular to the needle head
assembly; see Figure 10.
Figure 10
Pounding unit
Handle
New needle
.
Inserting the new needle into the needle assembly.
4. Drive the needle into the needle assembly with the
pounding unit, until the housing of the needle replacement
tool reaches the surface of the needle assembly completely.
5. Remove the needle replacement tool