Service
Service Service
Service
•Movingparts,suchasanimpellerblade,can
pinchoramputatengers.Toreduceriskof
injury,alwaysdisconnectpowerfromtheagitator
beforeperformingmaintenanceorservice.
•Improperhandlingofhazardousuidsorinhaling
toxicfumescancauseseriousinjurydueto
splashingintheeyes,ingestion,orbodily
contamination.
Cleaning Cleaning
Cleaningthe the
theAgitator Agitator
AgitatorShaft Shaft
Shaftand and
andSeal Seal
Seal
NOTICE NOTICE
NOTICE
Keeptheagitatorupright.Donotlayitonitsside
orupsidedownorliquidmayowdowntheshaft
andintothegearreducerarea,whichwilldamage
theequipment.
Ifanymaterialisontheshaftstub(6)within1/2
in.(13mm)ofthehousing(1),itmustberemoved
topreventdamagetothebearingseal(13).See
Parts,page15.Iftheexiblelipsonthebearing
sealaretornorwornsuchthattheydonotmake
contactallthewayaroundtheshaft,thesealmust
bereplaced.Awornsealmayallowforeignmaterial
intothebearingandcauseprematurefailure.See
ServicingtheGearReducer,page13forinstructions
ongettingaccesstothesealandfortheBearing
ReplacementKitPartNo.
Cleaning Cleaning
Cleaningthe the
theAgitator Agitator
AgitatorShaft Shaft
Shaft— —
—Models Models
Models
with with
withSiphon Siphon
SiphonKit Kit
Kit
Followtheprocedurebelowtoushandcleanthe
siphontubeandagitatorshaft.SeeModels25C485,
25C486,25C487,25C488,page17forpartreference
identication.
1.DisconnecttheVFDpowersupply.
2.Raisetheagitatoroutofthedrum.
3.Removetheplainbearing(37d)fromtheagitator
shaftandcleanit.
4.Detachanysiphontubeattachmentsandush
thesiphontube(37a).
5.Loosentheretainingnut(37c)onthesiphontube
andslowlyliftthesiphontubeoutoftheagitator.
6.Cleantheinsideandoutsideofthesiphontube,
ushtheinsideoftheagitatorshaft(33),and
cleantheagitatorblades(34)andtheoutsideof
theshaft.
7.Reassemblethesiphontubebydoingthereverse
ofsteps2through4.
Servicing Servicing
Servicingthe the
theGear Gear
GearReducer Reducer
Reducer
TheBearingReplacementKitshouldbeonhand
beforebeginningthisprocedure.
ToorderaBearing
ReplacementKit,orderPartNumber238251.
Disassembling Disassembling
Disassembling
Personalinjuryorequipmentdamagemayresult
fromlifting/fallingheavyequipment.Toavoid
personalinjuryorequipmentdamage,donotliftthe
drumcoverandagitatorwithoutproperassistance
Motorandmountingplateassemblyweigh
approximately45lbs(20kg).Verifythatadequate
personnelareavailableorasecureliftingdeviceis
availableforuseinpositioningandinstalling.
Thefollowingproceduredoesnotrequireagitator
removalfromthedrum.SeeParts,page15forpart
referenceidentication.
1.DisconnecttheVFDpowersupply.
2.Removethetwosetscrews(17)andthetwo
motormountingplatescrews(32).Removethe
motorassemblyfromtheback-gearhousing
3.Ifyouragitatorhasasiphonkit,dosteps2
through4inCleaningtheAgitatorShaft—
ModelswithSiphonKit,page13andthen
continuewithstep3below.Ifyouragitatordoes
nothaveasiphonkit,proceedtostep3below.
4.Raiseandsupportthedrumcoverabovethe
drumhighenoughtoreachtheunderside.
5.Removethethreehexheadscrewsholdingthe
agitatortothedrumcover.
6.Raisetheagitatorhousing4to6in.(100to150
mm)abovethedrumcover,andsupportitatthat
heightwithblocks.
7.Tightlygriptheagitatorshaft(6)withaclampto
preventtheshaftfromfallingintothedrum.
8.Removethetwoshortbolts(11)andthetwolong
bolts(19)thatholdtheupperhousing(2)andthe
lowerhousing(1)together.Carefullylifttheupper
housingstraightupoffofthelowerhousing.
NOTE:Beforedoingthefollowingstep,besure
theagitatorshaftiswellsecured.Seestep6.
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