Service Manual

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Rear Roller Service
Disassembly (Fig. 11)
1. Remove bearing lock nut from each end of roller
shaft.
2. Loosely secure roller assembly in bench vise and
lightly tap one end of roller shaft until outer seals and
bearing are removed from opposite end of roller tube.
Removesecond set ofouter seals and bearing fromroll-
er tube by tapping on opposite end of shaft. Remove
shaft from roller tube.
3. Carefully remove inner seal from both ends of roller
tube taking care to not damage tube surfaces.
4. Discard removed s eals and bearings.
5. Cleanroller shaft andall surfaceson theinside ofthe
roller tube. Inspect components for wear or damage.
Also, carefully inspect seating surface and threads of
bearing lock nuts. Replace all damaged components.
Assembly (Fig. 11)
1. Install inner seals into roller tube making sure that
seal lip (and garter spring) faces end of tube. Use inner
sealtool (see Special Tools in this chapter)and soft face
hammer to fully seat seals against r oller shoulder (Fig.
12). Apply a small amount of grease around the lip of
both inner seals after installation.
IMPORTANT: During assembly process, frequently
check that bearings rotate freely and do not bind. If
any binding is detected, consider component re-
moval and reinstallation.
2. Install new bearing and outer seals into one end of
roller tube:
A. Position a new bearing intoone end of rollertube.
Use bearing/outer seal tool (see Special Tools in this
chapter)with asoft face hammer tofully seat bearing
against roller shoulder (Fig. 13). After bearing instal-
lation,makesurethatitrotates freelywithnobinding.
B. Apply a small amount of grease around the lip of
both outer seals.
C. Install first outer seal into roller tube making sure
that seal lip (and garter spring) faces end of tube.
Use bearing/outer seal tool (see Special Tools in this
chapter) and soft face hammer to lightly seat seal
against roller shoulder (Fig. 14). Make sure that
bearing still freely rotates after seal installation.
D. Using the same process, install second outer
sealmakingsureto notcrushtheinstalledouterseal.
Again, make sure that bearing still freely rotates.
1. Roller tube
2. Roller shaft
3. Inner seal
4. Bearing
5. Outer seal
6. Bearing lock nut
7. Set screw
Figure 11
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50 to 60 ft--lb
(68to81N--m)
Loctite #242
1. Roller tube
2. Inner seal
3. Inner seal tool
Figure 12
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1. Roller tube
2. Inner seal
3. Bearing
4. Bearing/outer seal tool
Figure 13
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