Astro Pneumatic PR14 warranty Operation, Servicing Componets, How to change nose pieces?

			PR14		AIR RIVETER - 3/32", 1/8",
					5/32", 3/16" AND 1/4" CAPACITY
OPERATION				How to change jaw assembly if ever necessary?
When you insert a rivet keep your hands clear of Trigger(#PR14-25).				1. Remove outer cylinder (#PR14-02) as in FIG. 1.
				2. Next, using the two wrenches supplied to unscrew jaw carrier
Insert rivet shank till the button is seated against the Nose Piece
				(#PR14-03) from jaw cylinder (#PR14-07) as in Fig. 2. Unscrew by
(#PR14-1), just prior to squeezing the trigger put a slight amount of push
				hand the jaw cylinder holding the rivet gun on a flat surface this will
pressure against the rivet and work piece. Most of the time when using
				allow the jaw pusher (#PR14-05) and the jaw pusher spring
aluminum rivets one squeeze of the trigger will be sufficient to set the
				(#PR14-06) to remain together as an assembly. Please refer to FIG. 3.
rivet, however it may take more than one squeeze depending on the
				Be careful when unscrewing the jaw carrier as there is a slight spring
length of the rivet and the type of rivet material (aluminum or steel). Make
				pressure forcing the jaw carrier away from the handle.
sure that if the rivet has not set that you release the trigger and push the
nose piece against the rivet button again till the shank separates from					FIG. 1	FIG. 2
the rivet.
It is easier to replace the nose pieces if you remove the Outer Cylinder
(#PR14-02) there by relieving spring pressure on the nose piece. Please
refer to FIG. 1. You must also remove the outer cylinder if you are going to
replace the set of jaws (3 required) (#PR14-04). Please refer to FIG. 4.
Unlike the older models, the PR14 uses one set of jaws for all rivet sizes.
Any time you remove the Outer Cylinder always add a little lubricant to the
Principal Axis (#PR14-09) that the Jaw Cylinder (#PR14-07) screws onto.				3. When the jaw carrier is unscrewed, tilt the nose part of the jaw carrier at a
Please refer to		FIG. 2. You will find that one set of jaws will probable last a
very long time.				slight downward angle to help prevent the jaws from falling out see FIG. 3.
Daily: Add a few drops of oil to the air inlet.				4. Before reassembly throughly clean with a brush and lubricate all inner
				assembly parts with #10 spindle oil or good quality air tool oil.
When necessary add a drop or two of #10 Spindle oil or good quality air
					FIG. 3
tool oil thru the Nose Piece (#PR14-01)) to lubricate the rivet shank jaws.
Always empty the plastic rivet catcher (bottle) (#PR14-15) after it fills to
no more than 25% of its capacity or the rivets might start stacking upon
one another.
Always keep your air riveter clean and oiled, use only filtered air from
your air compressor that does not contain debris and water as unfiltered
air can cause premature failure of your air tools.
				5. Assembly of jaws set PR14-04. Hold the jaw carrier in the palm of your
SERVICING COMPONETS				hand as in FIG. 4 leaving about ¼” (6MM) space between the palm
				and the jaw carrier.
Before performing any service or maintenance to the air				6. Next, drop each jaw into the jaw carrier at 120 degrees angle till all three
				jaws are evenly protruding through the jaw carrier. You may find a small
powered rivet gun and/or its componets, always discon-				amount of light white grease will hold each jaw to one another as well as
				holding the individual jaws in the jaw carrier.
nect the air supply and bleed off any air from the rivet
				7. While holding the rivet gun bottom down on a flat surface, reassemble
gun by squeezing the handle several times.				the jaw carrier to the jaw cylinder, and reverse the removal procedure
				for reassembly.
How to change nose pieces?				NOTE: Be careful that all of the jaws are aligned properly and protruding evenly
				through the jaw carrier before reassembling.
1. Remove outer cylinder (#PR14-02) as in FIG. 1 with the
wrenches supplied.					FIG. 4
2. Unscrew nose piece (#PR14-01) from outer cylinder, thread the
desired nose piece onto the outer cylinder just 2 or 3 threads.
Please refer to FIG. 3.
3. Next, add a few drops of light machine oil #10 spindle oil or a good
quality air tool oil to the jaws and also add a little white grease to
the smooth principal axis (#PR14-09) of the jaw cylinder
threaded shaft.
4. Finally, screw the outer cylinder back onto the rivet gun by hand
and tighten both the nose piece and the outer cylinder				8. After assembling and tightening the jaws in the jaw carrier check the
with the wrenches supplied.
				head length of the rivet gun head using the wrench provided as in FIG.5.
	FIG. 1		FIG. 2		FIG. 5

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