Cleveland Steel Tool 55 Ton, Manual

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Maintenance - Angle Shear Station
Turn off power to machine by depressing the red stop/off button and
lockout upstream power at the main electrical panel.
Clearances should not be altered. When all cutting edges
are worn, replace blades.
Remove and replace stationary blade:
1. Remove the material hold-down assembly from the Iron-
worker frame by removing the bolts that secure the guard
/ hold-down assembly to the Ironworker frame.
2. Remove blade bolts located behind the guard. Remove
the stationary blades.
3. With blades removed, clean blade pocket of any dirt or
debris.
4. Your shear blades have multiple cutting surfaces that can
be used prior to full replacement of the part. Rotate the
stationary blades to new cutting surface and re-install in
blade pocket.
5. Tighten the stationary blades back into the blade pocket.
6. Replace and secure the material hold-down and guarding
to the Ironworker frame.
Remove and replace moving blade:
1. Remove the angle shear drop-off guard from the rear of
the Ironworker frame.
2. Power on the machine and inch the moving center down
to reveal blade bolts for the moving blade.
3. With bolts exposed, turn machine off and disconnect
from power source.
4. Remove blade bolts and remove blade from the blade
pocket.
5. With blade removed, clean blade pocket of any dirt or
debris.
6. Your shear blades have multiple cutting surfaces and two
radius options that can be used prior to full replacement
of the part. Rotate the movable blade to the appropri-
ate radius and new cutting surface and re-install in blade
pocket. See diagram (pg. 16) for correct radius designa-
tion.
7. Tighten the movable blade back into the blade pocket.
8. Replace the drop-off guard to the rear of the Ironworker
frame.
9. Return the machine to power and turn on to automatically
return the moving center to its neutral position.
10. Replace and secure the material guard and hold-down
assembly to the Ironworker frame.