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A
C
Figure 4.138: Pointed Knife Guards
7.
Remove two nuts and bolts (B) securing pointed knife guard
(A) and hold-down (C) (if applicable) to the cutterbar.
8.
Remove pointed knife guard (A), hold-down (C), and the
plastic wearplate. Discard the pointed knife guard.
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B
A
Figure 4.139: Pointed Knife Guard and Wearplate
9.
Position plastic wearplate (A) and replacement pointed
knife guard (B) under the cutterbar.
B
C
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A
Figure 4.140: Pointed Knife Guards
10. Position hold-down (A) (if applicable), and loosen
adjustment bolt (C) so that it is not protruding from the
bottom of the hold-down.
11. Secure the pointed knife guard, wearplate, and hold-down
(if applicable) with two bolts and nuts (B). Tighten nuts to
85 Nm (63 lbf·ft).
12. If there is a hold-down at this location, proceed with
adjustment. Refer to
.
Checking Hold-Down
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Pointed Knife Guards
Perform
DAILY
inspections to ensure the knife hold-downs are preventing the knife sections from lifting off the guards
while permitting the knife to slide without binding.
This procedure is for standard hold-downs. To check the center hold-down on double-knife headers, refer to
Pointed Knife Guards, page 352
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