Great Plains NTA3007 Operator Manual - Manual (Page 190)

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Refer to Figure 177 (Shown with meter box off and various
components removed for clarity. It is not necessary to
dismount or further disassemble meters to swap flute shafts).
4.
From the right end of the meter box, carefully
withdraw the current flute shaft
.
5. If present, remove and save the gasket:
816-693C AIR DRILL METER SHAFT GASKET
6. Store the old shaft in the carton in which the new
shaft was supplied. Mark the carton with the number
of active hoses (towers) and the number of stars
(factory standard is 2). This reduces the risk of
mistaking the carton/contents in the future.
7. Select the new shaft .
8. Place the saved (or new) gasket on the shaft.
9. Carefully insert the new shaft in the meter box.
10. When the flange on the right end is fully seated
against the box, and aligned with the gasket, secure
it with the 6 saved bolts. Give the shaft a few turns.
11. Re-mount the gears. Refer to the Seed Rate Manual
for the gear assignments for the agitator and flute
shafts. Note the pin hole orientation on the shaft and
on the gears. The gears can only be pinned in 2 of
the 6 possible ways they can be placed on the
shafts.
12. Re-install the guards.
Figure 177
Exchange Flute Shafts
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