Installing the Bedbar
1.
Install the bedbar, positioning the mounting ears
between the washers and the bedbar-adjusting
screw (
).
2.
Secure the bedbar to each side plate with the
bedbar bolts (nuts on bolts) and 3 washers (6
total).
3.
Position a nylon washer on each side of the
side-plate boss. Place a steel washer outside
each of the nylon washers (
).
4.
Torque the bedbar bolts to 27 to 36 N∙m (240 to
320 inch-lb).
5.
Tighten the locknuts until you remove the end
play from steel washers, but you are able to
rotate them by hand. The washers on the inside
may have a gap.
Important:
Do not overtighten the locknuts
or they will deflect the side plates.
6.
Tighten the spring tension nut until the spring is
collapsed, then back it off 1/2 turn (
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Figure 20
1.
Spring-tension nut
2.
Spring
7.
Adjust the bedknife to the reel; refer to
the Bedknife to the Reel (page 8)
.
Servicing the Bedknife
Installing the Bedknife
1.
Remove the rust, scale, and corrosion from the
bedbar surface and apply a thin layer of oil to
the bedbar surface.
2.
Clean the screw threads.
3.
Apply anti-seize compound to the screws and
install the bedknife to the bedbar.
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Figure 21
1.
Bedbar
3.
Screw
2.
Bedknife
4.
Torque the 2 outer screws to 1 N∙m (10 in-lb).
5.
Working from the center of the bedknife, torque
the screws to 23 to 28 N∙m (200 to 250 in-lb).
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Figure 22
1.
Bednife screw tool
3.
Torque to 23 to 28 N∙m
(200 to 250 in-lb).
2.
Install and torque these
first to 1 N∙m (10 in-lb).
6.
Grind the bedknife.
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