User Guide

K-3800 Drain Cleaning Machine
5. Close bracket over bearing assembly, push down
on bracket until push pin clicks into locked position in
yoke (Figure 3).
NOTE! If bracket does not align with groove in bearing
assembly, drive bracket is not engaged. Rotate
drum for proper engagement.
Figure 3 – Locking Front Bracket
Instructions For Mounting Autofeed
(Optional Accessory)
1. Screw handle into the autofeed.
NOTE! The autofeed comes from the factory set-up to
run both
1
/
2
″and
3
/
8
″ cable. No addition or re-
moval of spacers is necessary.
2. Turn feed knob up to allow cable to pass through the
autofeed.
3. Attach the autofeed onto the front frame of the K-3800
using the two T-shaped mounting knobs (Figure 4).
Figure 4 – Mounting the Autofeed Onto the Frame
Machine Assembly
WARNING
To prevent serious injury, proper assembly of the
Drain Cleaner is required. The following procedures
should be followed:
To Install Drum
1. Loosen adjusting knob and pivot yoke assembly to a
slight angle (15 degrees) above horizontal, then
retighten knob (Figure 1).
2. Pull locking pin to release nose bracket and swing
bracket open.
3. Grasp drum at hand-hold and steady it with your
free hand. Align drum drive shaft with mounting bore
on gearbox. Then slide shaft home. Bearing assem-
bly (on front of drum) should rest flat on its mount on
yoke (Figure 2).
4. Slowly rotate drum until drive shaft engages with
drive lug on gearbox. Drum should drop back slightly
as drive engages.
Figure 1 – Pivoting Yoke Assembly
Figure 2 – Aligning Drum and Gearbox Bore
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