TM 9-3418-200-14 & P
GENERAL MAINTENANCE
It is important that a good maintenance program is conducted to assure long life to any machine. The following are
recommendations for proper maintenance.
The shaper is equipped with way wipers on the cross and vertical ways of the shaper knee, ram and tool slide. Periodically
the wipers should be inspected and cleaned. Their function is to trap chips from entering between the ways. If a chip
works its way past the wipers and gets between the way surfaces, scoring will occur.
I.
Steps for cleaning wipers, gibs, and ways.
1.
Remove the retainers and felt wipers, items 4, 6, 49 and 50 (Page 35).
2.
Wash retainers and wipers in clean solvent.
3.
Back off gib lock nuts and adjusting screws, items 42 and 55 (Page 35) and remove gib.
4.
Wash gib in clean solvent. If any evidence of imbedded chips is present, remove and clean surface.
5.
Clean slide area with solvent and repeat procedure for removing any imbedded chips if found on slide
surface.
6.
Oil slide surface and gib. Replace gib.
7.
Adjust gib adjusting screws by starting at each end and working towards the center. Adjust all screws until
they are snug, not tight. Check slide movement for free movement with no side play. When this is
accomplished, tighten lock nuts while holding adjusting screws from turning for positive adjustment.
8.
Reinstall retainers and wipers.
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