Stow STR36SP manual Trowel Arm Removal, Remove the trowel arm from the spider plate

STR36SP-SERIES — MAINTENANCE

Trowel Arm Removal

1.Each trowel arm is held in place at the spider plate by a hex head bolt (with zerk grease fitting). Remove the hex head bolt/zerk grease fitting from the spider plate. (Figure 31)

2.Remove the trowel arm from the spider plate.

Trowel Blade Removal

1.Remove the trowel blades from the trowel arm by removing the three hex head bolts (Figure 33) from the trowel arm. Set blades aside.

Figure 33. Trowel Blades

1	Spider Plate
2	Hex Head Bolt (Zerk Fitting)	2.	Wire brush any build-up of concrete from all six sides of the

trowel arm. Repeat this for the remaining three arms.

Figure 31. Removing Zerk Grease Fitting

3.Should the trowel arm inserts (bronze bushing ) come out with the trowel arm, remove the bushing from the trowel arm andsetasideinasafeplace.Ifthebushingisretained inside the spider plate, carefully remove the bushing.

4.Examine the bronze trowel arm bushing insert (Figure 32), clean if necessary.Replace bushing if out-of-round or worn.

Figure 32. Bronze Bushings

STR36SP- SERIES • RIDE-ON POWER TROWEL — OPERATION AND PARTS MANUAL — REV. #1 (09/16/11) — PAGE 33