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Color Change Spindle Mounting Bracket Replacement
Parts needed for repair:
• left color change spindle mounting bracket (only if damaged)
• right color change spindle mounting bracket (only if damaged)
The color change spindle mounting brackets require replacement only when the screw holes are stripped
out beyond repair or the bracket is cracked or otherwise damaged. This will usually occur only when the
needle case has to be disassembled.
1. Remove the needlecase access cover.
2. Remove the two button head screws holding the needlecase cover onto the needlecase.
3. Remove the needlecase cover.
Figure 1- Left Color Change Spindle Mounting Bracket
4. Left Color Change Spindle Mounting Bracket Replacement: (only if damaged)
a. Color change to Needle 1.
b. Engage the emergency stop by pressing it in.
c. Carefully bend the ends of the cotter pin together and release the spring from the bracket. Do
not let the spring snap back on its own.
d. Loosen and remove the cap head screw on the top of the bracket and set it aside for reuse.
e. Remove the two cap head screws and split lock washers on the side of the bracket and set the
hardware aside for reuse.
f. Remove the mounting bracket and throw it away.
g. Install the new bracket on the color change linear actuator spindle.
h. Insert the cotter pin into the hole in the bracket from the right side and bend the cotter pin
apart so the ends bend flat against the left side of the bracket.
i. Apply red Loctite (MS 222) to two M4x16mm cap head screws and start them with two M4
split lock washers into the left side of the bracket and attached the bracket to the needle case.
Leave the screws installed loose.
j. Release the emergency stop button.
k.
Color change to needle 16 and then tighten the screws to the torque specifications once both
screws are started.
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