Stoelting E157, Service Manual

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2. Install the drive shaft into the center post by
rotating and pressing down lightly on the shaft until
the shaft drops down and engages with the gear
box shaft.
3. Replace the plastic lower bushing to the bottom of
the vertical center post.
4. Assemble the divider plate to the stationary fingers.
5. Assemble the anti-lift disc onto the agitator
(See Fig.23).
6. Slide the divider plate down from the top of the
agitator tube, until it is seated properly, allowing the
agitator fingers clearance for rotation.
7. Assemble the divider plate and agitator assembly
onto the vertical center post, making sure the
indicator arrow on the divider plate is in position to
line up with the upper spigot. Grasp the agitator
tube and slide the assembly down the vertical
center post and lock (Fig. 25).
Figure 25
Installing Divider Plate and Agitator Assembly
8. Install the sealer ring by squeezing the looped
section and sliding down into the product cylinder.
NOTE
For proper operation of the freezer, the looped
section of the sealer ring MUST be positioned to the
back of the product cylinder (Fig.26).
BACK
Figure 26
Proper Installation of Sealer Ring
9. Roll the agitator tube "O"-Ring completely down
the agitator tube until it seals tightly to the divider
plate.
10. Rotate the agitator tube clockwise until the guide hole
at the top of the agitator tube forms a complete circle
with the hole at the top of the vertical center post
(Fig.27).
Figure 27
Correct and Incorrect Alignment
of Vertical Center Post Guide Hole
11. Assemble the drive cap onto the agitator tube, aligning
the guide pin in the drive cap with the guide hole in
the vertical center post and pressing down.