Alamo T 7740 manual TECHNICAL INFORMATION BULLETIN No, Figure, Machete, Alamo Group Inc

Information Bulletin 102103 Continued from previous Page

5.Securely clamp the cut Lexan sheets onto the expanded metal screen aligning the outer edges, this can be done upper or lower sheet first. Using a 3/8" drill bit drill the mounting holes through the lexan sheet in a pattern as in Figure 2. When drilling the holes in the Lexan Sheet use the drill to mark the metal frame of the expanded metal screen on all the holes. When all the holes are drilled into the lexan sheet and marked into the metal frame, remove the clamps and the lexan sheet.

6.Using a 1/4" Bit, drill the holes into the frame of the expanded metal screen with the Lexan removed. Note you drilled 3/8" holes in the Lexan and 1/4" holes in the frame work. This is so that the Lexan will not have a binding fit.

7.Install the Bolts as shown in Figure 3. 1 st. bolt

through frame, 2 nd. install the fender washer, 3 A

	rd. remove the protective cover sheet from the										Upper
	inner side and install the Lexan sheet, 4 th.
	install the Flatwasher, 5 th start the Locknuts		B							C
	onto the bolts but do not tighten them.
8.	Once all the bolts, washers and nut are installed				D
	begin to tighten them. DO NOT over tighten
	these Locknuts and put the Lexan sheet in a
	bind which will crack it. Tighten the Nuts evenly
				E						G Lower
	and only snug them so the Lexan sheet will not
	move. Do this with the upper and lower Sheet.					F
	Then remove the protective cover from the							H
	outside of the sheet.
							I
		Figure 1							Expanded
									Metal Screen

Figure 2

Upper

Lexan

Sheet

Lower

Lexan

Sheet

Cut Lexan Shields

Expanded	Fender Washer
		Lexan Shield
Metal
Screen		Flatwasher
		Locknut
Bolt

Bolt Lexan Shield to

Expanded Metal Screen

Figure 3

TECHNICAL INFORMATION BULLETIN

No. 102103

This document does not authorize the repair or replacement of parts under warranty

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