Great Plains Gauge Wheel-Spindle - Manual (Page 3)

Great Plains Mfg., Inc.
Installation Instructions 3
04/10/2009 195-080M
Pre-Assembly Preparation
Tools Required
• updated drill Parts Manual (see page 1)
• suitable tractor for positioning, unfolding and lowering
drill
• blocks for securing transport tires if drill will be
unhitched for the work
• a jack or stand for elevating one gauge wheel weld-
ment at a time
• bearing seal removal and seating tools; if specialized
tools are not available, substitute two lengths of thick
(e.g. Schedule 40) plastic pipe with outside diameters:
A. inside seal: 3 to 3
3 ⁄
8
in (7.62 to 8.57cm), and
B. outside seal: 3
1 ⁄
2
to 3
7 ⁄
8
in (8.89 to 9.84cm)
C. bearing cup: 3
1 ⁄
2
to 3
3 ⁄
4
in (8.89 to 9.52cm)
A length of about 1ft (30cm) suffices. A cap on one
end would provide a tapping surface for a mallet.
For seating the shallow inside seal, use a flat metal
plate, about
3 ⁄
4
in x 4in and 12in long (2x5x30cm).
• a length of steel or iron pipe, 1 3 ⁄
8
in (3.5cm) I.D. or
larger, and a length of 3 to 5 feet (just over a meter)
• de-greasing fluids,
anti-seize compound, and
bearing grease
• basic hand tools, including:
2 1 ⁄
4
in (5.8cm) hex socket
5 ⁄
16
in (7.5 to 7.9mm) punch