Spacer
Key
24mm
Nut
Cutterhead
Pulley
Figure 18. Cutterhead pulley assembly.
Figure 19. Drive belt cover location.
Figure 20. Gearbox locating pin alignment.
Alignment
Holes
Locating
Pins
Figure 21. Speed selector rod and "U" bracket.
"U"
Bracket
Speed
Selector Rod
Positioning
Pin
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D4934 13" Helical Cutterhead Instructions
8. Seat 6204-2NSE ball bearing into right
bearing bore using threaded cutterhead end
as an alignment guide.
9. Use 40mm deep well socket or wood
block to gently tap bearing into bore until
retaining ring groove is visible and bearing
is flush with internal carriage wall.
10. Re-install retaining ring into bearing bore.
11. Insert wood board between cutterhead and
cutterhead carriage. Verify cutterhead no
longer rotates.
12. Install spacer, key, and cutterhead pulley
onto cutterhead end (see
Figure 18).
13. Re-install 24mm hex nut onto cutterhead
pulley.
14. Remove hex bolt and install helical pinion
gear.
15. Remove wood board.
16. Remove drive belt cover located on right
side (see
Figure 19) and verify that drive
belt is centered on drive wheel.
17. Gently stretch drive belt over cutterhead
pulley while slowly rotating pulley
clockwise until belt is centered.
Note: Drive belt and pulley wheels have
grooves along their surface for alignment.
18. Verify drive belt is centered on cutterhead
and drive pulleys before re-installing drive
belt cover.
19. Turn speed selector switch clockwise to
speed "2".
20. Re-install gearbox by aligning both locating
pins on gearbox assembly with both
alignment holes on planer (see
Figure 20).
21. While installing gearbox, confirm that "U"
bracket attached to speed selector switch
engages with positioning pin on gearbox
speed selection rod (see
Figure 21).
Note: If gearbox
does not
fully seat during
Steps 20–21
, slowly rotate cutterhead
pulley back-and-forth to re-align helical
pinion gear with gearbox.
