IBM Infoprint 6500-v05, Maintenance Manual

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Platen
351
Installation
IMPORTANT
The dowel pins protruding from the ends of the platen are the platen shafts, and are not equal in length. The platen
must be installed with the longer shaft on the right side as you face the printer from the front.
1. Wipe the platen shafts clean of grease and debris.
2. Install two washers on the longer (right) platen shaft. (See Figure 20.)
3. Apply bearing lubricant to both platen shafts.
Figure 20. This figure shows how to Install the platen adjust bracket on the right side platen shaft.
4. Make sure the two wear saddles are set flush into the corners of the mechanism base platen seat. (See Figure 21.)
5. Apply a layer of bearing lubricant 1/4 inch high to the seat of each wear saddle, making the layer as wide as the saddle and
touching the rear angled surface.
6. Install one platen adjust bracket and bushing onto the longer platen shaft, with the screw at the top of the bracket.
7. Place the other bracket and bushing onto the left side mechanism base platen seat so that the mechanism base platen seat
is between the flanges of the bracket.
8. Insert the shorter platen shaft through the left adjust bracket and through the opening in the left side plate. Rotate the
longer shaft into the opening in the right side plate and position the adjustment brackets as shown in Figure 20.
Platen Shaft
(Right Side)
Washer
Washer
Ironer Bracket
Platen Adjust
Bracket
Bushing