Installing the High
Height-of-Cut Brush
(Optional)
Install the high height-of-cut brush (sold separately)
when the height of cut is 2.5 cm (1 inch) or more (5 or
more spacers installed below the side-plate pad).
1.
If a roller brush is installed on the cutting
unit, remove the 2 bolts, washers, and nuts
securing the non-drive-bearing housing to the
bearing-housing mounting bracket (
and
).
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Figure 18
1.
Non-drive-bearing housing
2.
Slide the non-drive-bearing housing and the
excluder seal off the brush shaft (
).
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Figure 19
1.
Non-drive-bearing housing
3.
Brush shaft
2.
Excluder seal
3.
Remove the 2 J-bolts and the nuts (
4.
Slide the existing brush off the brush shaft
(
).
5.
Loosen the 2 bolts, washers, and nuts securing
the drive-bearing housing to the bearing-housing
mounting bracket (
).
6.
Slide the high height-of-cut brush onto the brush
shaft (
7.
Clamp the brush onto the shaft with the 2 J-bolts
and nuts previously removed (
Important:
Insert the threaded end of the
J-bolts through the outer holes of the brush
shaft while hooking the curved ends of the
J-bolts into the inner holes.
8.
Torque the J-bolt locknuts to 2 to 3 N∙m (20 to
25 in-lb).
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Figure 20
1.
High height-of-cut brush
3.
Loosen these bolts.
2.
J-bolts
9.
Install the excluder seal and the
non-drive-bearing housing onto the brush
shaft (
10.
Mount the non-drive-bearing housing to the
bearing-housing mounting bracket with the 2
bolts, washers, and nuts previously removed.
Note:
Be careful not to knock the seal spring
off.
11.
Tighten the 2 bolts, washers, and nuts securing
the drive-bearing housing to the bearing-housing
mounting bracket.
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