Defiant Assembly; Assemble Exterior Castings; Cement Channels In Bottom Plate; Setting Baffle Into Place - Vermont Castings defiant iai Service Manual

Lay all the parts out on the floor in sequence. We recommend that you assemble the stove once without
cement (dry fit) to make sure all the parts fit. New parts may have to be ground or filed.
At this time, regasket the front and load doors. Replace the door pins if necessary. Be careful when
knocking the door pins out not to fracture the cast hinge bosses.
Check the movement of the door handles. If the handles are stiff, remove and clean the shaft and the handle
hole. The door handle hole may be cleaned with a 3/8" drill bit.
All instructions in italics concern cementing or steps for permanent assembly. Follow non- italicized
instructions for the dry fit assembly.
STEP 4 ASSEMBLE EXTERIOR CASTINGS
On the inside of the Bottom Plate, place pieces
of masking tape over the leg bolt holes to
prevent them from filling with furnace cement
during assembly.
Cement all four channels in the Bottom Plate
(FIG. 4).
Position the Front Plate in the channel on the
bottom plate. The curvature of this plate will
allow it to stand on its own.
Set the back Plate in the back channel of the
Bottom Plate. Hold in place with the wooden
bridge.
If using a new baffle
with support leg, attach
the support leg with a
1⁄4-20 x 1"Hex bolt and
nut.
Set the (assembled) Right Inside Baffle to fit
in place between the Front and Back Plates.
The bridge may need to be adjusted (FIG. 5)
Cement the channels of the Right End Plate
(FIG. 6)

DEFIANT ASSEMBLY

FIG. 4

Cement Channels in Bottom Plate

FIG. 5 Setting Baffle into Place
FIG. 6 Cement Channels on Right End