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P24AL & P34AL Service Manual

SERVICING OPERATIONS

12/2016

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Slide the upper bearing spacer on the shaft and begin driving the shaft down through the middle
bearing of the housing. Do not start the top shaft bearing in the housing.

Partially fill the housing with grease (MPG-2 or a USDA approved grease). Use enough to fill
the area between the two upper bearings, forcing some out the pipe plughole when the shaft and
top bearing are seated.

Finish driving the shaft and bearing into the housing until it is firmly seated.

Turn the bracket and shaft upside down and fill the housing around the shaft with MPG-2 (or
suitable equivalent) grease.

Slide the lower bearing spacer over the shaft and into the housing.

10.

With the top end of the shaft supported, install the lower bearing on the shaft driving it down into
the housing firmly against the housing shoulder.

11.

Slide the seal spacer (ridged end in, flat end out) and seal (open face out) onto the shaft together.

12.

Uniformly tap the seal into the housing against its shoulder.

NOTE: The purpose of the seals and excluders are to prevent moisture from entering the
housing area not to hold the grease in.

13.

Wipe off excess grease and install the two pipe plugs.

14.

Install the largest excluder on the bracket as illustrated by the assembly drawing.

15.

Install the tines disc, the 1/4 x 1/4 key, spacer, spring washer, castle nut, and cotter pin.

16.

Turn the assembly right side up and install it in the water tank, locating the support arms as they
were match marked when removed and secure in place using the 5/8” stainless steel cap screw
and lock washer maximum torque should be 90 ft. lbs.

17.

Install the top seal (open side facing out*), tapping it uniformly into the housing until it seats.

18.

Install the top water excluder.

19.

Install the splash shield and ice deflector plate in the ice discharge opening.

20.

Install the cutter assembly, using the 1/4” X 1/4” X 3 3/16” lg. stainless steel key to align the key
ways and lock the cutter and shaft together.

21.

Install the red rubber gasket, retainer, and 3/8” stainless steel socket head cap screw. Tighten to
approximately 15 ft. lbs.

22.

Check and adjust the cutter height per “Cutter Height Adjustment” instructions.

Cutter Height Adjustment.

The height of the cutter can be adjusted by the four bolts holding the

bearing  bracket  assembly  in  place.    These  bolts  are  threaded  into  holes  in  the  end  of  each  arm
through holes in the water tank. The current design has these washers welded in place after the cutter
height  is  properly adjusted.  This  helps  to  insure proper adjustment during servicing.  Using a true
straight edge long enough to reach across the top flange of the water tank (30” for P24 and 40” for
P34),  the  top  of  the  cutter  rim  and  blade  should  be  1/8”

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1/16” below the top of the water tank

flange.

Keep one end of the straight edge at the same point and swing the other end across the tank at
various points to check the clearance.

Also, rotate the cutter to check all points. If adjustment is necessary, loosen the four side bolts and
raise or lower each arm as needed. Tighten the bolts securely to approximately 90 ft. lb.