ENGLISH

SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS

BRUSH REPLACEMENT

NOTE: Brush replacement should be done one brush at

atime.

1.Remove the hopper bag from the sweeper.

2.(Figure 25) Loosen the hex bolts and lock nuts on two single brush retainers which clamp one brush to the double brush retainers. Do Not loosen or remove the bolts which fasten the double brush retainers to the brush shaft.

3.(Figure 25) Slide the brush out of the retainers, noting on which side of the brush the bristles overlap.

4.(Figure 25) Install new brush, making sure the bristles overlap on the same side of the brush as before.

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BRUSH ROTATION

WHEEL GEAR AND PAWL SERVICE

IMPORTANT: Do not remove both wheels at the same time to avoid mixing of parts. (The R.H. and L.H. ratchet gears are not interchangeable.) Make notes on the position of washers and snap rings during disassembly.

1.

Remove only one wheel from the sweeper.

2.

Remove the retaining rings and washers which hold the

 

ratchet gear onto the brush shaft.

3.

(Figure 26) Remove the gear by sliding it off the brush

 

shaft. (Look for the drive pin, which may fall out of the

 

brush shaft when the ratchet gear is removed.)

4.

To reassemble, insert the drive pin through the hole

 

near the end of the brush shaft. Make sure the pin slides

 

back and forth easily in the shaft.

5.

Lightly grease the shaft and fi ll the ratchet gear with

 

grease. Assemble the ratchet gear back onto the

 

shaft.

6.

Lightly grease the axle and the gear teeth on the wheel,

 

and then reassemble the wheel. The brushes should

 

rotate only during forward rotation of the wheel. If the

 

brushes are driven (rotated) by both forward and reverse

 

rotation of the wheel, the drive pin is jamming in the

BRUSH

OVERLAP BRISTLES

ratchet gear. Disassemble to clean and lubricate the

SHAFT

SINGLE

BRUSH

RETAINERS

DOUBLE BRUSH RETAINER

OVERLAP

BRISTLES

BRUSH ROTATION

drive pin and the ratchet gear.

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RATCHET

GEAR

DRIVE

PIN

TROUBLESHOOTING

Wheels skid when sweeping.

1.

Brushes set too low.

1.

Adjust height till brushes are 1/2" down into grass.

 

2.

Brushes are jammed.

2.

Stop sweeper. Remove obstruction.

 

3.

Wheels are jammed.

3.

Remove one wheel at a time to check for obstruction or

 

 

 

 

damage. Refer to Service and Adjustments section.

 

 

 

 

 

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