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7000INST Copyright Lockmasters, Inc. 5/25/11
Step 16 – Remove & Cut Spindle Tube to Correct Length
Step 16A
– Use your snap ring pliers to remove the internal spindle tube retaining ring.
Step 16B
– Remove the spindle tube from the Inside Base Plate by pulling the spindle
tube through the Inside Base Plate then remove the remaining external spindle tube
retaining ring. Both spindle tube retaining rings need to be removed to ensure they are
not damaged.
Step 16C
- Place the end of the spindle tube that will be discarded into a vise and tighten.
DO NOT OVERTIGHTEN, THIS CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE SPINDLE TUBE AND
INTERFERE WITH THE OPERATION OF THE LOCK.
Step 16D
– Use a hacksaw to cut the spindle tube
(2) grooves below the mark or
counted depth
.
This is done so the spindle tube is flush with the front plate once all
the screws are tightened.
Step 16E
– Re-attach the external spindle tube retaining ring and re-insert the spindle
tube into the Inside Base Plate, make sure the grooves on the spindle tube align with
the tabs on the clutch cam and re-attach the internal spindle tube retaining ring with the
snap ring pliers.
LKM7000
Installation
16a - Remove the internal & outer spindle retain
-
ing rings.
16b - Remove the spindle from the IBP.
16b - With snap ring pliers remove the outer
spindle tube retaining ring from the spindle.
16c - Place the end of the spindle tube to be
discarded into a vise and tighten.
16d - Use a hacksaw to cut the spindle tube (2)
grooves below the mark or counted depth.
NOTE: Make sure to debur and clear all metal
shavings from the spindle tube use a file
and debur stone.
Clutch Cam Tabs
NOTE
– Do not cut or grind the spindle tube
with the spindle tube attached to the Inside
Base Plate. Grit and dusk will collect on the
internal lubricant.
16e - Re-attaching spindle
