DISASSEMBLY AND MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES
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Tidland Performance Series Manual Knifeholder
MI 557416 1 Q
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To Reassemble Dovetail Assembly
Class I, II and III
1. Extend the piston guide rod.
Class I: No air supply needed. By hand, pull the piston
guide rod down.
Class II and III: Set knifeholder air supply to approximately 30
psi (2.1 bar) and toggle the actuator switch down to extend the
piston guide rod.
2. Apply
LOCTITE 242
to the threads of the piston guide rod.
3. Fasten the dovetail assembly to the extended piston guide rod
and torque as follows:
Class I
12 ft·lbs (16.3 Nm)
Class II
35 ft·lbs (47.4 Nm)
Class III
70 ft·lbs (94.9 Nm)
4. Replace the bellows.
5. Class I: Push the dovetail assembly up into the lower body to
expose the piston guide rod at the upper body.
Class II: Toggle the actuator switch up to lift the piston and
expose the stroke stop rod.
6. Reinstall the flat washers, return spring (Class I only) and the
depth control knob.
7. Rotate the depth control knob clockwise far enough to allow
the flat washer and socket head cap screw to lock against the
stroke stop rod, capturing the depth control knob. Torque the
cap screw:
Class I
0.75 ft·lbs (1.0 Nm)
Class II and III 1.0 ft·lbs (1.4 Nm)
8. Reinstall the depth control knob cap.
9. For knifeholders using pneumatic locks, reinstall the guide bar
mount assembly (p. 33).
10. Reinstall blade cartridge (p. 23).
11. Attach the upper and lower air hose assemblies.
12. Verify blade cartridge half and full stroke functionality before
reinstalling the unit for operation.
BELLOWS
DOVETAIL
ASSEMBLY
PISTON GUIDE ROD
DEPTH
CONTROL
KNOB
SPRING / WASHERS
CLASS I ONLY
STROKE
STOP ROD
WASHER/SCREW
DEPTH CONTROL
KNOB CAP
DEPTH CONTROL
KNOB
STROKE STOP ROD
Содержание Class I
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