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Reelmaster 3100−D Page 7 − 23 Cutting Units
Install New Seals and Bearings on Full or Wiehle
Roller
1. Make sure all parts are clean prior to installing bear-
ings and seals.
2. On the full roller, make sure cupped side of the inner
seal faces the inside of the roller. Press an inner seal into
each end of the roller.
3. Make sure narrow end of the taper on the bearing
cup faces the inside of the roller. Press a cup into each
end of the roller.
4. Keep roller level and secured roller in a vise.
5. If assembling a full roller, fill the inside of roller tube
with 6 oz. (170 gm) of SAE 90 oil.
6. Pack both bearing cones with No. 2 general purpose
lithium base grease.
7. Install a bearing cone into the bearing cup at each
end of the roller.
8. Position outer seal to the roller with the hard surface
of seal facing out. Press a seal onto each end of the roll-
er.
9. Slide roller shaft through the bearing cones and roll-
er.
10.Install remaining adjustment nut and tighten it to seat
both bearings. Roller should be rotated to seat both
bearings.
11.Back off both adjustment nuts to allow the roller to
spin freely. Tighten both adjustment nuts again so there
is no bearing end play and rolling torque does not ex-
ceed 5 in−lb (0.57 N−m).
12.Grease both bearings (see Greasing Bearings,
Bushings, and Pivot Points).
Install New Seals and Bearings on Sectional Roller
1. Make sure all parts are clean prior to installing bear-
ings and seals.
2. Press two bearing cups into each sectional roller.
Make sure narrow end of taper faces the inside of the
roller.
3. Secured sectional roller shaft in a vise. Make sure
shaft is level.
4. Pack all bearing cones with No. 2 general purpose
lithium base grease.
NOTE: Install bearing cone with the seal into the end of
the roller that faces the inner part of the shaft.
5. On both rollers, install a bearing cone into the bear-
ing cup at each end of the roller.
6. Install outer seal onto the end of each roller. Make
sure the hard surface of seal faces out.
7. Slide each roller onto the shaft.
8. Install adjustment nut onto each end of the shaft.
Tighten each nut to seat both bearings of each roller.
Roller should be rotated to seat both bearings.
9. Back off both adjustment nuts to allow the rollers to
spin freely. Tighten both adjustment nuts again so there
is no bearing end play and rolling torque does not ex-
ceed 5 in−lb (0.57 N−m).
10.Grease both bearings (see Greasing Bearings,
Bushings, and Pivot Points).
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