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Use the Blue Whale spanner to
unscrew and remove the pan
bearing lock.
Applying even pressure to both
sides, ease the pan bearing out of
the gimbal. Never use tools to pry
on a bearing!
T
he modular nature of the M-2 encourages operators to take excellent care of their rigs. Cleaning the pan
bearing from time to time will keep your M-2 performing at its best. Start by removing the gimbal from
the post (see page 24), then grab the included Blue Whale tool (305-7115-02).
Use the “outside” pins of the Blue
Whale tool to loosen the inner ring
from the gimbal grip.
Unscrew the gimbal grip and set
it aside.
Invert the gimbal, carefully press
the inner ring out of the
bearing, and set that aside.
Pan bearing removal and cleaning