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Maintenance
MSD SABER SERIES SHEARS
CUTTING BLADE ROTATION
continued
10.
After rotation or replacement, place the guide
blade back in its seat without shims. Use a new set
of guide blade bolts and tighten them until snug.
Do
not apply torque to the bolts yet.
Make sure the
blade is seated snugly.
11.
Rotate the lower cutting blades according to the
Blade Rotation Sequence diagrams on page 5-18.
12.
Make sure the adjustment plate is reinstalled
properly and then place the blades into their proper
positions without shims. Use a new set of blade
bolts and tighten until snug.
Do not apply torque
to the bolts yet.
Ensure the blades are seated
snugly.
13.
The guide blade and lower cutting blades are
now ready for shimming.
DO NOT
operate the
shear without shimming the guide blade and cutting
blades to the proper blade gaps.
The adjustment plate behind the lower cutting
blades must be reinstalled properly for the blades to
be aligned. The notched end of the adjustment plate
should be toward the throat
(
Figure 5-13
)
.
FIGURE 5-13
ADJUSTMENT PLATE NOTCH TOWARD SHEAR
THROAT
NOTICE
