John Deere Air Reel Owner’s Manual
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ASSEMBLY
4.15 AiR TUbES
Roll the manifold over so that the air tube holes in the
bottom of the manifold are facing upwards.
Apply the self adhesive foam seals (Figure 43).
Remove and discard the slot and two hole
cutouts from the self adhesive foam seal.
Remove the self adhesive foam seal from the
backing and apply foam seal to manifold.
Install the double air tubes to the outside holes of each
manifold (one per end):
Locate three 11/32” x 7/8” self tapping screws
per air tube.
Place an air tube on the manifold, aligning
the three small holes of the air tube with the
manifold.
Drive three 11/32” x 7/8” self tapping screws
through the air tube into the holes of the
manifold (Figure 44). You may want to use an
impact wrench for this step. Do not exceed 18
ft-lbs. torque.
Repeat steps A thru. C for the remaining air
tubes.
Install the single drop tubes to the remaining holes in
the manifold. Follow step 3 for the installation proce-
dure.
1.
2.
A.
B.
3.
A.
B.
C.
D.
4.
Figure 43, Apply Self Adhesive Foam Seals
Figure 44, Fasten screws
Figure 45, Installation of air tubes
iMPORTANT
The double air tube assemblies are placed on the out-
side air holes of the manifold (Figure 45).
iMPORTANT
Make sure that the opening of the single and double air
tubes face towards the rear of Air Reel (Figure 45).
