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Maintenance Schedule
It is very important to perform regular maintenance on your Kurt vise to
ensure proper operation. Improper maintenance will result in poor vise
performance and may void your warranty.
Daily/ Weekly
1.
Remove chips from surface of vise.
2.
Visually inspect seals for damage and cleanliness.
3.
Visually inspect for chip entrapments and remove when necessary.
4.
Air-dry and apply rust inhibiting oil to the machined surface of the vise.
3 to 6 Months
1.
Open the vise until the long end of an Allen wrench can be inserted into
the socket head set screw in the back of the movable jaw (#20 in figure 6).
Note: the backside of the movable jaw has (3) drilled and tapped holes.
2.
Loosen the setscrew (#19 in figure 6) but do not remove. Turn out until
the face of the set screw is approximately 1/4" beyond the backside of the
movable jaw.
3.
With the Allen wrench still in place, lift upward allowing the movable jaw
to pivot off the nut (#4 & #7 in figure 6). Note: there is a segment (#21,
figure 6) in the shape of a half sphere in the movable jaw cavity. Be careful
not to misplace while cleaning.
4.
Remove all chip guards.
5.
Clean out any chips that may have built up underneath the movable jaw
and in the center ways of the vise bed.
6.
Remove the threaded shaft collar(#16, figure 6) near the hexed end of the
screw (#6, figure 6). Note: Do not loosen or remove the rear-threaded
shaft collar, this will insure the centerline of the jaws stay in the same place
after reassembly.
7.
Remove the holding block (#11, figure7).
8.
Clean and inspect both sets of the thrust bearing assemblies (#'s 8 & 9,
figure 6).
9.
Apply water-resistant grease to the thrust bearings (#9, figure 6).
10.
Re-install the holding block.
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MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE
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