Ashford DOUBLE TREADLE KIT User manual

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INSTRUCTIONS
DOUBLE TREADLE KIT
for Elizabeth spinning wheel
DTKESW01052015V3

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Assembly Sequence
Please read these instructions right through before
commencing.
Finishing the Wood
We recommend the wood surfaces be sealed
before assembly. This protects the kiln dried wood
from climatic changes and enhances its beauty.
Use either the Ashford Wax Finish or the same fin-
ish as the rest of your wheel.
Special Features
Easy to start - no need to use your hands. Just start
treadling. Enjoy comfortable heel and toe action.
New treadling action - the cranks are off set 10 de-
grees so you can start the wheel in either direction.
Good posture - when you use both feet to treadle
your body is naturally in balance.
Less muscle fatigue - the Double Treadle Kit reduc-
es ankle, leg and hip fatigue.
Update kit - your spinning wheel has now been
updated with the new crank and con rod joints for
smooth silent spinning.
ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS FOR DOUBLE TREADLE KIT
FOR ASHFORD ELIZABETH SPINNING WHEEL
Remove the hub pin. Use the nail provid-
ed and a hammer.
Note: on earlier models the hub pin
is in the middle of the hub. Avoid
damaging the spokes. Place a flat
steel object such as pliers or a span-
ner over the nail and hammer it.
Remove from the crank
Take off old conrod from the crank.
the E-clip with a small screwdriver.
the O-ring with a pin or needle
the split pin with a pair of pliers.
Steel object (pliers or a spanner)
Tools Required
philips (pozi)slot or

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Remove the crank from the wheel.
Replace the wheel in
position.
Once the hole in the
crank aligns with the slot
in the hub, carefully tap
the 62mm (2 ½”) hub
pin through the hub and
hole in the new crank.
Remove the wheel from the frame. Clean
the bearings and wheel. Remove any
fibres that may have collected around the
crank.

4
Loosen the screw hold-
ing the rear leg to the
base. Remove the leg
and old treadle rail.
Rub candle wax onto
the steel pins projecting
from the new treadle rail.
Place the Double Treadle
Assembly into position
between the two legs.
Push the rear leg back
into the base and
retighten the screw. Then
sit the wheel back on its
feet.
If your wheel has ball bearing, reassemble as follows.
F
Short spacer
Hub pin
Long Spacer
Crank
Insert the crank through the bearing in wheel sup-
port F. Slide the long crank spacer onto the crank as
shown.
Then place the wheel into position with the groove
for the hub pin away from the spinner and push the
crank through the hub. Turning the wheel as you
push will make this easier. Stop when the crank to
protrudes about 3mm (⅛”) through the hub.
Then slide the short crank spacer onto the crank.
It is easier if you hold the spacer with a pair of fine
pliers or scissors. Then push the crank through the
hub and into the ball bearing until the hole for the
hub pin aligns with the slot in the hub.

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stretch and slide it
into the small slot
and turn it back a ¼
turn until it clicks into
place.
Hold the conrod joint
with one hand on either
side of the treadle rail.
With both hands,
turn the conrod
joint a ¼ turn,
Set the treadle assembly
on the edge of a table.
Insert the conrod joint
on the inside conrod
into the shorter treadle
board.
Then the conrod joint
in the outside conrod
into the large slot in the
longer treadle board.
Note the crank
bearing faces
the back of the
spinning wheel.
Inside
conrod
Outside
conrod

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415 West Street, Ashburton 7700, New Zealand
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Lubricate all moving
parts with Ashford Spin-
ning Wheel Oil.
Slide the inner shell of
the conrod universal
joint onto the crank until
it clicks into the groove.
Then click the outside
conrod onto the univer-
sal joint on the crank.
Now you can enjoy spinning on
your new Ashford Double
Treadle Kit.
If required use the new
drive band to replace
the original.
How to insert the
polyurethane conrod
joints into the conrod.
*This has been pre-
assembled in the factory.
Ashford Spinning Wheel Oil