Makita UH004G Instruction Manual page 15

ASSEMBLY
Always be sure that the tool is
CAUTION:
switched off and the battery cartridge is removed
before carrying out any work on the tool.
When replacing the shear blades,
CAUTION:
always wear gloves so that your hands do not
directly contact the blades.
When replacing the shear blades, do
NOTICE:
not wipe off grease from the gear and crank.
Installing or removing the shear
blades
Attach the blade cover before
CAUTION:
removing or installing the shear blades.
You can install 600 mm or 750 mm shear blades to your
tool.
Place the tool upside down, and then remove 6 bolts.
1.
► Fig.9: 1. Bolt
2. Remove the cover and the plate.
► Fig.10: 1. Cover 2. Plate
NOTE: The plate may remain on the cover.
Remove the rod and the bearing.
3.
► Fig.11: 1. Rod 2. Bearing
NOTE: The rod may remain on the cover.
Remove 2 bolts, the felt pad and the sleeves, and
4.
then remove the shear blades.
► Fig.12: 1. Felt pad 2. Bolt 3. Sleeve 4. Shear blades
Remove the blade cover.
5.
Attach the blade cover to the new shear blades.
6.
Adjust the crank so that 2 holes are lined up on
7.
the alignment line.
► Fig.13: 1. Hole 2. Alignment line
Align the protrusions on the shear blades vertically
8.
at the same position.
► Fig.14: 1. Protrusion
Attach the felt pad to the shear blades.
9.
► Fig.15: 1. Felt pad
10. Insert the protrusion on the shear blades to the
small hole on the rod, then align the position of the felt
pad with the holes on the tool, and then attach new
sleeves.
► Fig.16: 1. Protrusion 2. Small hole 3. Sleeve 4. Felt
pad
Apply a small amount of grease to the
NOTICE:
inner periphery of the hole of the rod.
Be careful not to lose the sleeves.
NOTICE:
Align the holes on the shear blades with the holes
11.
on the tool, and then tighten 2 bolts to fix the shear
blades.
► Fig.17: 1. Bolt 2. Hole
12. Attach the bearing and the rod.
► Fig.18: 1. Rod 2. Small hole 3. Bearing
Apply a small amount of grease to the
NOTICE:
inner periphery of the small hole of the rod.
Make sure that the protrusion on the
NOTICE:
shear blades fits in the small hole on the rod.
13. Attach the plate.
► Fig.19: 1. Protrusion 2. Plate
Make sure that the protrusion on the
NOTICE:
shear blades fits in the hole on the plate.
14. Attach the cover, and then tighten 6 bolts.
► Fig.20: 1. Bolt 2. Cover
If the shear blades do not move
NOTICE:
smoothly, the shear blades are not engaged with
the rods properly. Install the shear blades again.
If the parts other than the shear
NOTICE:
blades such as the rods are worn out, ask Makita
Authorized Service Centers for parts replacement
or repairs.
Installing or removing the chip receiver
Optional accessory
When installing or removing the
CAUTION:
chip receiver, always wear gloves so that your
hands do not directly contact the shear blades.
NOTICE:
For UH004G/UH005G/UH006G/UH007G
The blade cover cannot be installed if the chip
receiver is installed on the tool. Before carrying or
storing the tool, uninstall the chip receiver, and then
install the blade cover to avoid blade exposure.
NOTICE:
For UH004G/UH005G/UH006G/UH007G
Be sure to remove the blade cover before install-
ing the chip receiver.
The chip receiver gathers discarded leaves and makes
clean-up afterward much easier. It can be installed on
either side of the tool.
Hook the claws of the chip receiver to the shear blades.
1.
► Fig.21: 1. Claw
Align the holes on the chip receiver with the
2.
screws on the shear blades, and then attach the chip
receiver to the shear blades securely.
► Fig.22: 1. Hole
Make sure that the chip receiver does
NOTICE:
not overlap the branch catcher.
► Fig.23: 1. Branch catcher
To remove the chip receiver, press the levers to release
the claws.
► Fig.24: 1. Lever
Never try to remove the chip receiver
NOTICE:
by an excessive force with its hooks locked to the
shear blades.
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