MacDon CA25 OM - Manual (Page 134)

SECTION 8. MAINTENANCE AND SERVICING
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8.9.4 Sickle Installation
WARNING
Stand to rear of sickle during installation
to reduce risk of injury from cutting edges.
Wear heavy gloves when handling sickle.
IMPORTANT
Align guards, and re-set sickle
hold-downs while replacing sickle.
a. If sickle head pin (A) is installed in sickle head,
remove pin.
b. Slide sickle into place, and align sickle head (B)
with pitman arm (C).
c. Install sickle head pin (A) in pitman arm, and
tap it down into sickle head, ensuring pin is
bottomed out in sickle head.
d. Tap underside of sickle head (B) until the pin is
flush with upper face (D) of pitman arm and
until it just contacts pitman arm (0.010 in.
[0.25 mm]) gap (E).
e. Re-install bolt and nut (F).
f. Tighten nut to 160 ft·lbf (220 N·m).
g. Re-install grease zerk in pin.
h. Grease bearing.
8.9.5 Spare Sickle
A spare sickle may be stored in the header
frame tube at the left end (as shown above).
Ensure sickle is secured in place.
D
A
F
E
B
C