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COMPENSATOR BALLS REMOVAL

 

1. Remove covers.

2. With the machine tilted up, raise the interposer tails.

 

TIP: The interposer can be held out of the compensator tube by inserting a drive belt between the filter shaft and interposers.

 

3. Remove the right-hand end plug.

4. The compensator balls may now be removed by carefully tilting the machine to the right. The compensator balls may be cleaned by IBM cleaning fluid.

5. Reverse procedure for installation.

 

CAUTION: There must be a compensator ball on the outside of position 0 and position 43 interposers.

 

6. The compensator tube adjustment must be made after replacing the compensator balls.