Spindle Replacement; Spindle Assembly Removal - Powermatic 26 Maintenance Instructions And Parts List

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slight swivel adjustment of the
fence assembly to bring fences
into flush contact with the
jointed edge.
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Retighten the mounting
screws.
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Retighten ~he lock levers.
If the fences do not remain
parallel and square with the
table, remove the entire fence
assembly from the shaper (p.
15),
Resurface the wood fences on a
jointer as shown in Figure 11,
and recountersink the existing
bolt holes, if necessary.
Make
s
ure the fence is held square
with the jointer table.
The
bottom of the shaper fence
assembly must be held firmly
against the jointer fence in
order for the cut to be square
with the shaper table.
This procedure can be used
several times to renew the
fences before they require
replacement.
FIGURE 11
shaper fence
assembly
Spindle Replacement
To remove the interchangeable
spindle, select the proper
rectangular hole in the
standard shaper wrench and
place it over the flats on the
top of the spindle (Fig.12).
spindle
assembly
FIGURE 12
turn spindle
wrench counter-
clockwise
Place a wrench on the hexagonal
drawbar nut as shown.
Hold the
top of the spindle stationary,
and turn the drawbar nut
counterclockwise.
Remove the
drawbar nut.
Remove the
spindle vertically and replace
with the size of your choice.
Spindle Assembly Removal
To remove spindle assembly,
first remove the belt from
spindle sheave (p.ll).
Loosen the split casting
locking screw and remove the
spindle assembly out the
bottom
(Fi~13).
To reinstall,
reverse the above procedure.
FIGURE13
locking
screw
spindle
assembly
13

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