Instruction manual

Shaft, Splined
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Shaft, Splined
Removal
1. Prepare the printer for maintenance (page 106).
2. Remove the paper supports from the splined shaft and support shaft.
(See page 226, item 20.)
3. Remove the paper feed timing belt (page 146).
4. Remove the 1/4 inch screw securing the ground clip, and remove the clip
(page 226, items 10 and 11).
5. With grip ring pliers, remove the grip ring from left side of the splined shaft
(page 226, item 6).
6. Pull the bearing and spring link with the spring off the left side of the
splined shaft (page 226, items 7, 8, and 9).
7. Unlock the left and right tractors and slide them to the center of the shaft.
8. Remove the 1/4 inch screw securing the bearing clamp on the right side
of the splined shaft, and remove the clamp (page 226, items 13 and 14).
9. Hold the tractors so they do not fall, grasp the vertical adjustment knob,
and slide the splined shaft to the right out of the side plates and the
tractors.