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Vertex C-Ring Tool VA0278 Operating Manual

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C-RING TOOL VA0278
OPERATING MANUAL
1798 Sherwin Avenue
Des Plaines, IL 60018 U.S.A.
vertex@leggett.com
EMAIL:
847-768-6139
847-768-7192
PHONE:
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Rev H 4-30-2010

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  • Page 1 C-RING TOOL VA0278 OPERATING MANUAL 1798 Sherwin Avenue Des Plaines, IL 60018 U.S.A. vertex@leggett.com EMAIL: 847-768-6139 847-768-7192 PHONE: FAX: Rev H 4-30-2010...

  • Page 2: Maintenance

    Our dedicated regional sales/service technicians are Vertex employees. They know the product, the business, and their customers, and are there to serve you. Vertex also has a well-trained staff of customer service, production and engineering professionals that are ready and able to assist you.

  • Page 3: Troubleshooting

    • Defective rings – 1. Wire too hard 2. Rough surface 3. Cut-off burrs 4. Wrong rings. Return samples of rings to your Vertex Fasteners representative for testing. Inside diameter of ring too small after clinching • Wrong jaws – replace jaws •...
  • Page 4 • Feeder blade worn – replace feeder blade • Defective rings 1. Burrs 2. Twisted 3. Not symmetrical 4. Wrong rings. Return samples of rings to your Vertex Fasteners representative for testing. Rings jam • Magazine 1. Damaged magazine – replace magazine 2.
  • Page 5 4. Rings skewed on stick 5. Rings out of line on stick 6. Poor tape to ring adhesion 7. Wrong rings. Return tool and sample rings to your Vertex Fasteners representative for testing. Ring spitting • Air pressure too high – verify air pressure •...
  • Page 6 Ring Defects Vertex Fasteners Hog Ring Tools are designed to operate with rings manufactured to standard tolerances. Defective rings can be the cause of many ring-forming problems. Never use rings that are too loose or otherwise defective. Below are some examples of defects that can occur.
  • Page 7 Internal Components of VA0278 C-Ring Tool Rev H 4-30-2010...
  • Page 8 Jaws, magazine and pusher assembly To Disassemble 1. Remove nylock nuts VH0488, washers VH0221, and latch spring VC8102 from the jaw screws VH0489. 2. Remove screws VH0491 from rear of feeder guide rail. 3. Remove jaw screws from tool this will allow magazine and pusher assembly, latch VC8128 and jaws VC8129 and VC8130 with jaw bushings VC8107 to be removed from tool.
  • Page 9 Piston and Piston Rod To Disassemble 1. Disassemble jaws, magazine and pusher assembly as outlined above. 2. Remove button head screw VH0033 from trigger guard VC8116. 3. Remove (2) screws VH0032 with nylock nuts VH0490. 4. Remove side plates, trigger guard, trigger and roll pins. VC8123, VC8116, VC8106 and VH0500.
  • Page 10 12. Remove piston VC8122 with 9/16” open end or adjustable wrench. 13. Piston rod may now be removed from front of tool. 14. Remove o-ring VH0540. 15. Remove piston rod o-ring VH0464 from front of tool using o-ring pick. To Reassemble 1.
  • Page 11 10. Place o-ring VH0496 into o-ring groove of housing. 11. Place end plate on rear of tool, properly aligned to housing and secure with (2) screws VH0491, leaving mounting area for feeder guide open. 12. Place rollers VC8104 on roller pins VH0499. Grease will hold rollers in place while assembling rest of tool.
  • Page 12 Valve To Disassemble 1. Remove retaining ring VH0494, deflector VC8103 and spring VH0506. 2. Pull Valve rod VC8111 straight back out of tool. 3. Replace (5) o-rings VH0462. 4. Remove spool VC8105 by using long drift pin punch. From front of tool tap spool out of body of tool.
  • Page 13 5. Replace spring VH0506 onto end of valve rod VC8111. 6. Replace deflector VC8103 and hold in place with retaining ring VH0494. Make sure that retaining ring snaps into internal groove of body. Converting to Left Hand Tool 1. Remove (2) jaw screws VH0489, nuts VH0488, washers VH0221, latch spring VC8102 and latch VC8128.
  • Page 14 THIS DOCUMENT AND THE DATA DISCLOSED HEREIN OR HEREWITH IS NOT TO BE REPRODUCED, USED, OR DISCLOSED IN ECN 748, CHANGE O-RING 1-26-07 DWG. NO. VC8000 / ORDER NO. VA0278 WHOLE OR IN PART TO ANYONE WITHOUT THE PERMISSION OF VERTEX FASTENERS INC. QTY -, PART OF ASSY Rev H 4-30-2010...

  • Page 15: Recommended Spare Parts List

    RECOMMENDED SPARE PARTS LIST PART # DESCRIPTION NO. OF TOOLS VC8100 HOUSING VC8101 BLADE, FEEDER VC8102 SPRING, LATCH VC8103 DEFLECTOR VC8104 ROLLER VC8105 SPOOL VC8106 TRIGGER VC8107 BUSHING, JAW VC8109 SPRING, CF VC8110 GUARD VC8111 VALVE ROD VC8112 MAGAZINE VC8113 PUSHER VC8114 SPRING, SHOE...