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MAINTENANCE AND SERVICING
Removing Steel Fingers
WARNING
To avoid bodily injury from fall of raised reel, always engage reel safety props before going under raised
reel for any reason.
IMPORTANT:
Ensure the tine tube is supported at all times to prevent damage to the tube and other components.
1. Lower the header, raise the reel, and engage the reel
safety props.
2. Shut down the engine and remove the key from the
ignition.
3. Remove the tine tube bushings from the applicable
tine tube at the center and left reel discs. Refer to
Removing Bushings from Five-, Six-, or Nine-Bat
Reels, page 182
.
4. Attach reel arms (B) (temporarily) to the reel disc at the
original attachment locations (A).
5. Cut the damaged fi nger so it can be removed from the
tine tube.
6. Remove bolts from the existing fi ngers and slide the
fi ngers over to replace the fi nger that was cut off in
Step
4., page 180
(remove the reel arms [B] from the
tine tubes as necessary).
Figure 5.163: Reel Arm
Installing Steel Fingers
WARNING
To avoid bodily injury from fall of raised reel, always engage reel safety props before going under raised
reel for any reason.
IMPORTANT:
Ensure the tine tube is supported at all times to prevent damage to the tube and other components.
1. Remove the applicable fi nger. Refer to
Removing Steel
Fingers, page 180
.
2. Slide the new fi ngers and reel arm (A) onto the end of
the tube.
3. Install the tine tube bushings. Refer to
5.8.5 Tine Tube
Bushings, page 182
.
4. Attach the fi ngers to the tine bar with bolts and nuts (B).
Figure 5.164: Tine Tube
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