Operator's Manual

GrinderMaintenance
ReplacingtheTeeth
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily—Checkthe
conditionoftheteeth;rotateorreplace
anythatarewornordamagedandtorque
thenutsforallteeth.
Duetothehighamountofwearplacedontheteeth,youneed
torotateandreplacethemperiodically(Figure20).Before
yourotateorreplacethem,inspecteachtoothholderonthe
wheel,includingtheatlandsthatpreventtheteethfrom
rotating.Ifthetoothholderisdamaged,replacethewheel.
Torquethenuts68N∙m(50ft-lb)foranyteeththatyouare
notrotatingorreplacing.
Figure20
1.Sharptooth
2.Worntooth
Eachtoothisindexedwith3positionssoyoucanrotate
ittwice,exposinganewsharpedgebeforereplacingthe
tooth.Torotateatooth,loosenthenutsecuringthetooth
(Figure21).Pushthetoothforwardandrotateit1/3ofa
turn,bringinganunusededgetotheoutside.Torquethenut
securingthetoothto68N∙m(50ft-lb).
Toreplaceatooth,removethenutsecuringthetooth,then
installanewtooth,washer,andnutinthesameposition
(Figure21).Torquethenutsecuringthetoothto68N∙m
(50ft-lb).
Figure21
1.Tooth4.Nut
2.Toothholder5.Flatland
3.Washer
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