Replacing The Gear Box - General 30-360 Setup & Operation Manual

Important! The nut and screw that secures the knife-holder/chip breakers and inserts in the cutter head
does not have to be removed for blade reversal/replacement, only loosened. If the nuts and screws have to
be replaced or if they have been removed instead of loosened, follow the instructions below to make sure
that the knife-holder/chip breakers are all secured at the same height into the cutter head.
1. Place the screw in the threaded hole but don't
start tightening it yet.
3. Holding nut with, tighten the screw. This will
tighten both the screw and nut simultaneously.
REPLACING THE GEAR BOX OIL (EVERY 2500 HOURS OF OPERATION):
MAKE SURE THE MACHINE HAS BEEN TURNED OFF AND UNPLUGGED FROM THE POWER SOURCE BEFORE PERFORM-
ING ANY MAINTENANCE OR ADJUSTMENTS.
B
A
1. Remove the depth of cut handwheel A. Unscrew
and remove the feed speed knob B. Remove the
right panel to access the gear box C.
C
2. Place the nut on top of the screw but don't start
tightening the screw yet.
Do not thread the nut onto the screw before
tightening the screw into the threaded hole in
the cutter head.
E
2. Place a container under the plug D and remove
it with a 14 mm wrench. Once the gear box is
drained, re-install the plug D, and then remove the
plug E using a14 mm open wrench.
3.
Fill the gear box with a 80W/90 oil until it reaches
the hole, then re-install the plug E. Re-install the pan-
el, the handwheel and the feed speed adjustment
knob.
D
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