THIS MANUAL IS FOR USE ONLY AS A SUPPLEMENT TO MANUALS 307-013AND 307-728. Read And UnderstandAll Instruction Manuals Before Operating Equipment.

OBSERVE ALL WARNINGS GIVEN IN THOSE INSTRUCTION MANUALS.

WARNING

Pressure ReliefProcedure

To reduce the risk of serious bodily injury, including fluid injection, splashing in the eyes or on the skin, or of injury frommoving parts, always follow this procedure whenever YOU shut Off the Pump, whenchecking 01

any part Of the spray/dispensing system, when installing, cleaning or changing spray tips/ nozzles, and whenever You stop spraying/disPensing.

1.Engage the spray gun/dispensing valve safety latch.

2.Shut offthe air to the pump.

3.Close the bleed-tYPe master air valve (requiredin I your system).

4.Disengage the gun/valve safety latch.

DISCONNECTING THE DISPLACEMENT PUMP

1.Flush thepump if possible. Stopthe pump at thebot- tom of its stroke. Follow tne Pressure Relief Proce- dure Warnlng above.

2.Disconnecttheairandfluidhoses.Removethepump from its mounting.

3.See Fig 1. Screw the coupling nul (41) off of the air motor piston rod. Be careful not tolose the two cou- plers (40) as you lower the nut. Unscrew thetie rod locknuts (26) from thetie rods (31). Carefully pull the displacement pump (2) away from the air motor(1).

NOTE: Do not remove theconnecting rod (42) from the displacement rod (C) unless the displacement rod is being replaced. If thatis necessary, save the connectingrodfor usewitnthe newdisplace- ment rod.

4.To servicethe displacementpump,referto Displace- ment PumpModel SP 217-527at right. To sewice the air motor, refer to instruction manual 306-968(supplied).

RECONNECTINGTHE DISPLACEMENT PUMP

1.See Fig 1. if it was necessaryto removethe connect- ing rod (42), apply a removable grade of Loctiteeto its threads before assembling it to the displacement rod (C), and torque to 100-110ft-lb(135-150Nm).

2.Align the pump’s fluidoutlet (A) to the optional fluid OUtlet (B) of the airmotor. Positionthe displacement pump (2) on the tie rods (31).

3.Place thecoupling nut (41) onto the connecting rod (42). Inse!ithecouplers (40) intothe coupling nut (41)

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5. Hold a metal part theof gunhalve firmly to the side a groundedmetal pail, and triggerthe gunlvalve

to relieve pressure.

6. Engage thegunlvalve safety latch.

7. Open the drain valve (requiredinyour system), hav- ing a container readyto catch the drainage.

Leave the drain valve Open until you are ready to

sprayldispenseagain.

If yoususpect that the spraytiplnonle or hose is com- pletely clogged, or thatpressurehas not beenfully re- lieved after following- the steps above, VERY SLOWLY loosenthe tin, auard retaininanut orhose end couDlina and relieve pressure~~gradjally, ihen loosen L o 6 pletely. Now clear thetiplnouie or hose.

from the top. Screwthe coupling nut up onto theair motor shaft snugly. Screwthe locknuts (26) onto the tie rods (31) loosely.

3.Mount thepump andreconnectall hoses. Reconnect the ground wire itifwas disconnected during repair.

4.TiOhtenthe tie rod locknuts (31) evenlv. and toroueto 46-50R-lb(54-68N.m). Toiqie the ciiupling nit (41) to 145-155fl-lb(195-210Nm).

5.Start the pump and runitslowly, at about40 psi (2.8 bar) air pressure, to checkthe tie rods for signs of binding. Adjustthe tie rods as necessaryto eliminate binding.Tighten thepackingnut/wet-cup (0)withthe wrench (28) supplied, so it isjust snug-no tighter. Fill the wet-cup halffull with GracoThroat SealLiquid or compatible solvent.

DISPLACEMENT PUMP MODELSP 217-527

Refer to the Parts Drawingand List on page 5.The Ref. NOS.in the parts list correspond withthose in Manual

307-728.

To repair Displacement PumpSP 217-527,refer to In- struction Manual307-728andfollow allinstructionsgiven there, with thefollowing exceptions:

1. Packing Repair Kits 220-395and 223-643refer- enced in 307-728do not include gland/packing

stack 223-480, which is used in Mod 217-527. The v-packingsin this stackare onePTFE and four leather, as shownon page 5.

2.The method of connecting Displacement Pump SP 217-527to the air motor is different from that de- scribed in 307-728.Refer to the preceding para- graphs in this Supplement for instructions.

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SP 218-335 specifications

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