KNIFEHOLDER DISASSEMBLY AND MAINTENANCE
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Tidland Performance Series Automatic Knifeholder
MI 557417 1 AD
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Guide Bar Mount Assembly
– Class I, II and III
Pneumatic Lock
Complete illustration:
Class I, page 67
Class II and III, 68
Required Tools
Class I ........................... 2 mm or 2.5 mm hex wrench
Class II .......................... 4 mm hex wrench
Class III ......................... 4 and 5 mm hex wrench
Disassembly
Class I
1. Disconnect air supply hose at the manifold.
2. Remove knifeholder from guide bar.
3. Remove blade cartridge from control body.
4. Place control body on workbench.
5. Remove gib by loosening and removing the two socket head cap screws.
6. Remove the guide bar mount assembly by loosening and removing the four socket head cap
screws.
Class II and III
1. Disconnect air supply hose at the manifold.
2. Remove knifeholder from guide bar.
3. Remove blade cartridge from control body.
4. Place control body on workbench.
5. Remove gib by loosening and removing the two socket head cap screws.
6. Remove the guide bar mount assembly by loosening and removing the four socket head cap
screws.
Guide Bar Mount (Pneumatic Lock) disassembly is complete.
To Reassemble the Guide Bar Mount
Class I
1. Reinstall the guide bar mount assembly on the control body and tighten fasteners
to 2.1 ft·lbs (2.85 Nm).
2. Place the control body on the guide bar and reassemble the gib with two socket head cap screws.
Refer to knifeholder installation on page 16. Tighten fasteners to 2.1 ft·lbs (2.85 Nm).
3. Reinstall blade cartridge on control body.
Class II and III
1. Reinstall the guide bar mount assembly on the control body and tighten fasteners:
Class II (M5)
— 4.3 ft·lbs (5.83 Nm)
Class III (M6)
— 7.3 ft·lbs (9.89 Nm)
2. Place the control body on the guide bar and reassemble the gib with two socket head cap screws.
Refer to knifeholder installation on page 16. Tighten fasteners to 4.3 ft·lbs (5.83 Nm).
3. Reinstall blade cartridge on control body.
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