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Service and Repair

The above section “Cleaning and Maintaining this Tool”

will take care of most of the service needs of this tool

with the exception of main bearing replacement. Any

problems not addressed by the “Cleaning and

Maintaining this Tool” section or replacement of this

bearing should only be handled by an authorized

RIDGID service technician.

If any maintenance is required other than that outlined, the

tool should be sent to a RIDGID Independent Authorized

Center or returned to the factory. All repairs made by

Ridge service facilities are warranted against defects in

material and workmanship.

RT3422 Tapping Tool

Ridge Tool Company

Summary of Contents for RT3422

Page 1: ...ly before using this tool Failure to understand and fol low the contents of this manual may result in extensive prop erty damage and or serious personal injury 99 Washington Street Melrose MA 02176 Ph...

Page 2: ...ntained tools with sharp cutting edges are less likely to bind and are easier to control Check for misalignment or binding of moving parts breakage of parts and any other condition that may affect the...

Page 3: ...trolled rate Failure to use a right angle drive or to carefully control the tool feed rate may result in the cutter suddenly stopping which will cause the power tool driver to suddenly twist 7 Main b...

Page 4: ...tages of each type Record this connection data on the worksheet at the back of this manual The Thread O Let or Weld O Let can only be welded to a compatible metal pipe and may have a maximum pressure...

Page 5: ...77 76102 76147 76192 76237 0 375 76052 Special Saw Adapter 1 313 Special Saw Adapter 1 375 76042 Preferred Configuration 1 438 2 1 500 76082 76107 76152 76197 76242 0 375 76052 76042 1 563 1 625 1 688...

Page 6: ...r Figure 2 c Select the cutter to be used for this particular opera tion from the chart on the next page Note that the pilot drill and hole saw adapter may not be required de pending on the actual cut...

Page 7: ...R26 1 688 1 11 16 R27 1 750 1 3 4 R28 76287 76312 76337 1 813 1 13 16 R29 1 875 1 7 8 R30 RT3422 Tapping Tool Ridge Tool Company 7 e Inspect the selected pilot drill for this particular oper ation to...

Page 8: ...CLOSED position j Measure the distance from the surface of the pipe to the outlet end of the valve as shown in Figure 8 9 This is the minimum amount of stroke required before the cutter makes contact...

Page 9: ...pressure by turning the sleeve Do not apply too much pressure on the cutter and pipe with the feed screw Gentle light pressure ap plied with the feed will produce superior cutting characteristics Fig...

Page 10: ...from the valve with another wrench Be prepared for the tool to suddenly come free and for it to spill out any media it contains If the drilled pipe was dry be aware that the cutter may be hot 8 The n...

Page 11: ...wise onto the bronze feed screw until all the threads are hidden and the tool is fully col lapsed Place the tool horizontally on a table so parts do not fall out 2 Inspect the spindle for any damage a...

Page 12: ...Maintaining this Tool section or replacement of this bearing should only be handled by an authorized RIDGID service technician If any maintenance is required other than that outlined the tool should...

Page 13: ...exceed main pressure Valve Approved By Datum Offset see Figure 6 Datum to Full Stroke see Figure 7 Subtract Datum Offset from Datum to Full Stroke for Full Stroke Distance Valve Standoff Distance see...

Page 14: ...a full refund of your purchase price What is not covered Failures due to misuse abuse or normal wear and tear are not covered by this warranty RIDGE TOOL shall not be responsible for any incidental o...