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SNAP-TRAP
MAINTENANCE

SNAP-TRAP INSPECTION


Disconnect electric to machine.
Open guard door.
Remove wheel nut.
Remove outer wheel flange.
Remove wheel.
Remove old shear pin.
Inspect Snap-Trap for damage - cracked and/or broken welds - repair as necessary.
Check Snap-Trap for ease of rotation by slightly lifting the guard and sliding the guard down to the closed position - repair as necessary.
Check Snap-Trap for excessive wear at gage point - repair as necessary.
Rotate Snap-Trap guard back to its original position.
Install new Shear Pin (1/4" dia soft brass approximately 1-3/8" long) by tapping in with a hammer from the outside of the wheel guard. Be sure the Shear Pin goes through both the Wheel Guard and the hole in the Self-Closing Guard.
See Drawing R060026 for shear pin location.
Check Set Screw.
See Drawing R060025 for set screw location.
See Manual for adjustment instructions.
Close and lock guard door.
DO NOT MOUNT GRINDING WHEEL, OUTER WHEEL FLANGE OR WHEEL NUT.
Turn on electric to machine.
Start machine.
Using a tachometer check spindle RPM with the head in the 30" wheel diameter position.
See Manual for instructions.
If spindle speed is incorrect, install new drive parts -
Variable Speed Sheave
Motor Pulley
Belt
The frequency of this maintenance depends on the grinding operations being performed. Once a year is a reasonable time frame. However, depending on your operation, it may have to be done more often.

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