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SECTION 6—REMOVING AND REPLACING THE TWISTING HEAD
ASSEMBLY FROM THE BASE OF THE MACHINE:
It is necessary to remove the Twisting Head Assembly from the base of the machine if any service is
required between the Middle Plate and the Bottom Plate. It may also be required for lubrication or if
any work is required on the motor.
To remove the Twisting Head Assembly from the base of the machine:
1) Remove the Top Cover as per the instructions in Section 1.
2) Locate and remove the Tie Feeding Roller Arm. See Figure 9.
3) Below the Tie Feeding Roller Arm locate the Tie Feeding Roller with Bushing.
4) Place the Tie Feeding Roller with Bushing to the side.
Suggestion:
The bushing inside the Tie Feeding
Roller with Bushing has a shoulder, this shoulder must always be on top. When placing it down to the
side, place it in the same orientation as it is used in the machine so that when it is re-installed, the bushing
will be in the right direction.
5) Locate the Green and Yellow Ground Wire. Remove the screw holding the wire in place. See Figure 9.
6) Remove the 2 wires from the Micro-Switch. It is not necessary to remove the Micro-Switch itself. See
Figure 9.
7) Locate the 3 screws that hold the Twisting Head Assembly to the Base of the machine. See Figure 13
8) Loosen the 3 screws.
Suggestion:
Do not remove these 3 screws, just loosen them completely. This way
they will be in the proper position during re-assembly.
9) Lift the Twisting Head Assembly from the Base and set to the side.
To replace the Twisting Head Assembly from the base of the machine:
1) Holding the Twisting Head Assembly over the base, feed the wires through the hole in the Twisting Head
Assembly. See Figure 10.
2) Lower the Twisting Head Assembly onto the base of the machine.
3) Tighten the 3 screws that were loosened above securing the Twisting Head Assembly to the base. See
Figure 13
4) Re-connect the Micro-Switch Wires. The wire marked R1 goes to the “Normally Open” terminal (this is
the terminal next to the empty terminal), and the wire marked R3 goes to the “Common” terminal (this is
the terminal offset from the other ones)
5) Re-install the ground wire.
6) Re-install the Tie Feeding Roller with Bushing making sure it is in the proper orientation. There is a split
in the Bushing which should be facing up.
7) Re-install the Tie Feeding Roller Arm. Make sure that the projection located at the front of this arm is in-
serted into the center hole of the Tie Feeding Roller with Bushing.
8) Re-install the Top Cover per the instructions in Section 1.
See Figure 13 on the next page.
