Inspecting Cutter Blade Hardware
1. Inspect blade attachment hardware each time blades
are changed.
2. Check and replace bolts under the following conditions:
a. Bolt has been removed and reinstalled
fi
ve times.
b. Head (A) is worn
fl
ush with bearing surface
of blade.
c. Diameter of bolt neck is worn (B) to 1/8 in. (3 mm)
or less.
d. Bolt is cracked (C).
e. Bolt is visibly distorted (D).
f.
Bolt shows evidence of interference (E) with
adjacent parts.
Figure 4.68: Cutter Blade Bolts
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Revision A
