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7.3 Sliding pads inside the log carriage
Should irregular noisy knocks be heard while the ram is shifting back
and forth, grease the plastic sliding pads located inside the log carria-
ge. Preferably use commercial grease available in your country.
The noisy knocks should disappear after greasing.
Should you detect an unusually larger gap between the push-block
and and the sliding pads, sliding pads are likely to be worn out. If so
replace them with brand new ones.
To do so, fi rst release both hex nuts (SW 19) on the cylinder fl ange
(see fi gure 9).
Now shift the cylinder half way through the log carriage, undo all 4
push-plate bolts and fl ip the fl ange off from one side (fi gure 10).
Slightly raise the push-plate up, remove the old pads from underneath
the push-block and slip new ones in.
Now screw the pads back to the push-plate, shift the push-block back
against the steel casing and fi nally screw the cylinder fl ange to the
steel casing again.
Fig. 9
Fig. 10
