
MAINTENANCE SECTION
Always wear eyeprotection when operating or
performing maintenance on this tool.
Always turn off the air supply and disconnect the air
supply hosebefore installing, removing or adjusting
any accessoryon this tool, or before performing any
maintenance on this tool.
LUBRICATION
Eachtime aSanderor Polisheris disassembledfor
maintenanceandrepairor replacementof parts.lubricate
thetool asfollows:
1. Workapproximately 1.5cc of IRAX No. 28 Grease
into theRearRotor Bearing (3), Front Rotor
Bearing (23).RearArbor Bearing (37) andFront
Arbor Bearing(39).
2. Workapproximately 4 to 6 ccof IRAX No. 28
Greaseinto thegeartrain. If thegeartrain is
disassembled,greasethePlanetGearBearings(34),
theteethof thePlanetGears(33). theteethof the
Rotor Pinion (36) andthePlanetGearShafts(35).
Work thegreaseinto thegearingif thegeartrain is
not disassembled.Greasetheteethinside theGear
Case(40).
3. Inject 1to 2 ccof IRAX No. 10Oil into theair
inlet beforeattachingtheair hose.RemovetheOil
ChamberPlug andfill theoil chamber.
4. Moisten all O-rings with o-ring lubricant.
DISASSEMBLY
General Instructions
1 Do not disassemblethetool any further than
necessaryto replaceor repair damagedparts.
2. Whenevergraspingatool or apart in avise,always
useleather-coveredor copper-coveredvisejaws to
protectthesurfaceof thepart andhelp prevent
distortion. This is particularly true of threaded
membersandhousings.
3. Do not removeany part which is apresslit in or ona
subassemblyunlesstheremovalof thatpartis
necessaryfor repairsor replacement.
4. Do not disassemblethetool unlessyou havea
completesetof new gasketsandO-rings for
replacements.
Disassembly of the Sander or
Polisher
1. SpragtheInner WheelFlange (43) with awrenchand
unscrewandremovetheSandingPadAssembly(44)
andthePadMounting Nut (44).
2. RemovethePadMounting Washers(44) from the
Arbor (32).
3. Carefully graspthehandleof theMotor Housing (1)
in avise with leather-covered or copper-coveredjaws
sothat theArbor is upward.
4. Using awrenchon theflats of theGearCase(40),
loosen,but donot remove.theGearCase.
Becertain
to hold the tool over the workbench to
prevent parts from becoming lost.
5. Removethe tool from the vise and.while keeping the
arborin ahorizontal position. unscrewtheGearCase
by handandpull it awayfrom theMotor Housing.
Disassembly of the Gear Case
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Threadtwo 5/8-11 jam nutsonto thethreadedendof
theArbor andlock themtogether neartheendof the
Arbor. Grasptheoutermostjam nut in visejaws and,
with anopenendwrench,loosentheInner Wheel
Flange(43).Unlock thetwojam nuts,removethe
Arbor andGearCasefrom thevise andunscrewand
removethetwojam nutsandthe Inner Wheel Flange.
Using snapring pliers, removetheArbor Bearing
Retainer(42) from theGearCase.
Graspingthethreadedendof theArbor, pull the
Arbor, Front Arbor Bearing (39), Arbor Bearing
Spacer(38) andRearArbor Bearing (37) from the
GearCase.
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Usingabearingpuller, removetheFront Arbor
Bearingfrom theArbor.
RemovetheArbor Bearing Spacer.
Using abearingpuller, removetheRearArbor
Bearingfrom theArbor.
Pressoneof theArbor PlanetGearShafts(35) from
theArbor andslide theArbor PlanetGear(33) and
Planet GearBearing (34) from theArbor.
For Models GV08A-05S-7 and GV08A-06S-7,
slide theRotor Pinion (36) out of theopening created
by removing thePlanetGear.
Presstheremaining Arbor PlanetGearShaftsfrom
theArbor andremovetheremaining Arbor Planet
GearsandPlanetGearBearings.
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Do not remove the
PlanetGearBearingsfrom the
Arbor Planet Gearsunlessyou have new Bearings
on hand for replacement. The old Bearings will be
damagedduring the removal process.
PressthePlanetGearBearingsfrom theArbor Planet
Gears.
Pull theExhaustDeflector (28) from the GearCase.
RemovetheExhaustDiffuser (29A) from the Exhaust
Deflectoror thehub of theMotor Housing.
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