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SECTION 3—REMOVING AND REPLACING THE SEGMENT GEAR:
To remove the Segment Gear and Feeding Roller:
1) Unplug the power cord from the electrical outlet.
2) Remove the Top Cover as per instructions in Section 1.
3) Locate the Upper Holding Plate and the 3 Screws Securing it. Remove the 3 Screws and lift the Upper
Holding Plate off. Remove the 3 Upper Holding Plate Spacer Collars. See Figure 7
4) Locate the Main Shaft. See Figure 8.
5) Using a Flat Head Screwdriver, Rotate the Main Shaft Counter-Clockwise until the flat portion of the
Feeding Roller is meeting the flat portion of the Segment Gear.
6) Remove the Arm Spring taking pressure off of the Feeding Roller.
7) Locate the Switch Lock Lever Spring. This is located behind the Micro-switch. Locate the long leg of this
spring which should be resting against the Switch Lock Lever. Grasp the Spring and pull it down against
the body of the machine taking all pressure off of the Switch Lock Lever. Rotate the Switch Lock Lever
away from the Segment Gear.
8) Locate and remove the Switch Lever Spring. Rotate the Switching Arm away from the Segment Gear.
9) Without rotating the Main Shaft, lift together the Feeding Roller and the Segment Gear from the machine,
noticing their position in relation to each other.
To replace the Segment Gear and Feeding Roller:
1) Make sure that prior to re-assembling, the set screw located on the Twister Gear is facing down to the table
and that the legs of openings of the Twister Assembly are in a vertical position..
2) Holding the Feeding Roller and the Segment Gear align them so that the flat of the Feeding Roller is
against the Flat of the Segment Gear in a similar position to how they were removed. Make sure that the
both parts are fully lowered into the plate and that the keyway in the Segment Gear matched to the key in
the Main Shaft.
3) Rotate the Switching Arm towards the Segment Gear so that it contacts the Segment Gear and re-install the
Switch Lever Spring.
4) Rotate the Switch Lock Lever towards the Segment Gear so that it is in contact with the Segment Gear.
Locating the long leg of the Switch Lever Lock Spring which was rotated out of the way in Step 7 above,
place it back against the Switch Lock Lever making sure that it is putting pressure against this part.
5) Replace the Arm Spring, making sure that the urethane idler wheel is pressing against the Feeding Roller.
6) Replace the Upper Holding Plate fitting it into its proper position securing the Main Shaft and the Feeding
Roller. Make sure that the Upper Holding Plate Spacer Collars are put into their proper positions and
secure the 3 screws.
7) Locate the Main Shaft.
8) Using a Flat Head Screwdriver, turn the Main Shaft until the cutout across the top of the Main Shaft is
perpendicular to the machine. Locate the Switching Arm, and make sure that when it is pushed, the end
depresses the lever of the micro-switch.
9) Replace the Top Cover per the instructions in Section 1.
10) Plug the power cord into the proper electrical outlet and try the machine.
See Figure 7 and Figure 8 on the next page.
