Cleaning The Cutterhead And Contact Surface Of The Planing Base; Cleaning The Vacuum Extraction Nozzle; Repairs - Metabo LF 724 S Original Instructions Manual

Blunt blades increase the risk of the
paint remover jamming and kicking
back off line during operation.
To avoid this, turn or replace blunt
reversible blades in good time.
Scrape clean the Torx heads of the screws
securing the reversible blades using the sharp-
pointed tool (7).
Axial reversible blades:
Lock the cutterhead in position.
Set the paint remover down on its side and
release the locking button.
Remove the ring spanner (8a) and reverse it
(8b, Torx).
Press the locking button (2) fully home and
hold down.
Radial reversible blades: Open protection
flap. Turn milling head with special Allen key
until cutting blade is accessible.
Turn out the screws securing the reversible
blades (10) with the Torx spanner (8b).
Detach the reversible blades (10) using the
sharp-pointed tool and clean the contact
surface of the blades.
Replace the reversible blades (10) so that the
blades once again present a sharp edge as
they rotate.
If all of the cutting edges are worn blunt,
replace the reversible blades.
Always turn or replace both
reversible blades at the same time.
Replace and screws with damaged
Torx heads.
Apply a torque of 5 Nm to secure reversible
blades after turning or replacement.
Do not forget to remove the Torx
spanner!
8.3 Cleaning the cutterhead and contact
surface of the planing base
If the cutterhead requires cleaning, use a
cleaning material suitable for use with
aluminium (pH value between 4.5 and 8).
8.4 Cleaning the vacuum extraction
nozzle
During operation it is possible that chips may
lodge in the extraction nozzle and block it.
Insert the sharp-pointed tool (7) into the
cleaning slit in the extraction nozzle to loosen
and remove any chips causing a blockage.
Remove the extraction nozzle (5), if necessary.
To remove, turn out the cross-head screws
and pull the extraction nozzle out to the rear.
Clean the extraction nozzle and the planing
base (9).

9 Repairs

Repairs to power tools must be
carried out by a qualified electrician
only.
If you have Metabo electrical tools that require
repairs, please contact your Metabo service
centre. For addresses see www.metabo.com.
You can download spare parts lists from
www.metabo.com.
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