John Deere Air Reel Owner’s Manual
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ASSEMBLY
Slide the gearbox shaft through the bearing mount
bracket, bushing shield weldment and the gearbox from
the LH side. There should be approximately 3” of shaft
protruding on the LH side of the 1-3/8” bearing insert.
This is needed to attach the driveline. The key for the
LH bushing needs to be installed at this time.
Insert the key for the RH bushing and tighten bolts in
the bushing on both sides of gearbox to 15 ft-lbs. or 180
in-lbs. Tighten set screws over keys at this time.
Bolt bushing shield weldment to the RH side of gearbox
using two 1/2” bolts and 1/2” washers.
Bolt bushing shield weldment to the LH side of gearbox
using two 1/2” bolts and 1/2” washers.
Measure and cut the drive shaft shield to fit between
bushing on LH side of gearbox and bearing mount plate
welded on back of header. Slide drive shaft shield over
shaft and through bearing mount plate.
Install bearing and flangettes to bearing mount plate
welded on back of header.
Check for shaft alignment up & down and front & back.
Tighten the bolts securing the gearbox mounting plate
to the gearbox and the bolts securing the gearbox
mounting plate to the mount support plate.
Tighten the lock collar on the bearing. Insert a punch
in the collar dimple. Tap the collar in the direction of
shaft rotation to lock. Then, tighten the lock collar set
screw.
For 22’, 25’ and 30’ headers, bolt shield mount plate
to bearing mount plate. For all other header sizes bolt
shield mount plate directly to LH side of gearbox.
Insert a 5/16” X 1-1/2” key into keyway at the left end of
gearbox shaft. Slide the clutch end of the PTO driveline
onto the gearbox shaft and tighten set screws.
Slide the slip clutch shield over the PTO driveline and
fasten to the shield mount plate using the 5/16” X 3/4”
bolts.
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RiGHT HAND DRivE KiT PARTS
KiT #
DEScRiPTiON
26152
RIGHT HAND DRIVE KIT 30’ (600 SERIES)
26174
RIGHT HAND DRIVE KIT 25’ (600 SERIES)
26297
RIGHT HAND DRIVE KIT 20’ (600 SERIES)
26298
RIGHT HAND DRIVE KIT 22’ (600 SERIES)
27241
RIGHT HAND DRIVE KIT 35’ (600 SERIES)
installing the support bearing mount bracket:
The bearing mount bracket is mounted to the first support
left of the gearbox (Figure 17).
Align the bearing mount bracket to the existing holes
on the support. Mark and drill a hole on the front of
the support.
Bolt the bearing mount bracket to the support.
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Figure 17, Bearing mount bracket
Refer to Figure 18 for the following steps:
Remove the three 5/16” X 1-1/2” bolts from the gear
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box sleeve on each side of the gearbox. Install two
bushings to the gearbox, aligning the keyways of the
bushings with each other at the 12:00 position. Install
the three 5/16” X 1-1/2” bolts to the bushings. Do not
tighten at this time.
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4.5 RiGHT HAND DRivE KiT - 600 SERiES
WARNiNG
Place all controls in neutral or off, lower header to the
ground, stop combine engine, set parking brake, re-
move ignition key, chock wheels and wait for all moving
parts to stop before servicing, adjusting, repairing, or
unplugging.
NOTE
Steps 5-7 apply to 22’, 25’ and 30’ headers. For all other
headers, skip to Step 8.
iMPORTANT
Correct shaft alignment is critical.
