or assemble the bedbar yourself, instructions are
provided below, as are the specifications for servicing
the bedknife.
Important:
Always follow the bedknife
procedures detailed in your Service Manual when
servicing the bedknife. Failure to install and grind
the bed knife correctly can lead to damage to the
reel, bedbar, or bedknife.
Removing the Bedbar
1.
Turn the bedbar adjusting screw,
counterclockwise, to back the bedknife
away from the reel
1. Bedbar-adjusting screw
2. Spring-tension nut
2.
Back out the spring-tension nut until the washer
is no longer tensioned against the bedbar
(Figure
20).
3.
On each side of the machine, loosen the locknut
securing the bedbar bolt
1. Bedbar bolt
(Figure
20).
Figure 20
3. Bedbar
4. Washer
(Figure
21).
Figure 21
2. Locknut
4.
Remove each bedbar bolt allowing the bedbar
to be pulled downward and removed from the
cutting unit
Account for the 2 nylon washers and 1 steel
washer on each end of the bedbar
1. Bedbar bolt
2. Nut
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(Figure
21).
Figure 22
3. Nylon washer
4. Steel washer
(Figure
22).
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