Grizzly H5503 instruction manual Maintenance, Lubrication, Changing Motor Brushes

MAINTENANCE

Lubrication

Always disconnect the power from the tool before performing any mainte- nance.

¥Place one drop of light machine oil in the shear jaws (as shown in Figure 6) before every use. Wipe off any excess oil to avoid dust build-up.

Figure 6. Lubricating shear.

¥Place a few drops of heavy oil on the bearing assembly (Figure 7). Remove the gear box cover and lubricate the backside of the bearing assembly.

Bearing

Assembly

Gear Box

Cover

Figure 7. Bearing lubrication area.

H5503 14 Gauge Swivel Head Shears

Changing Motor Brushes

Carbon motor brushes are an important factor in maintaining quality power tool per- formance.

To change the motor brushes:

1.Remove the four screws in the handle cover (Figure 8).

Screws

Figure 8. Handle cover screws.

2.Remove the old motor brushes from the side of the motor casing (Figure 9).

Figure 9. Carbon brushes.

3.Replace the carbon brushes and reat- tach the handle cover.

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