Tri Tool 604SB Clamshell - Manual (Page 45)

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Model 604SB thru 612SB, Clamshells
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Problem: The Headstock is hard to rotate by hand.
Probable Causes:
The Air Motor is still engaged.
The Clamping Pads are too tight on the pipe or tube.
Foreign material is on the mating surface of the split-lines.
Chips and/or other foreign material are in the rotating section.
The Tool Bit is in contact with the pipe or tube.
The Tool Block is in contact with the pipe or tube.
The Main Bearing pre-load is too tight.
Problem: The tool holder is not feeding
Probable Causes:
The feed pin is broken or out of position.
The feed sprocket shear pin is broken.
The feed screw is stripped.
The feed nut is stripped.
The slide rails are too tight.
Problem: There is a loss of air power
Probable Causes:
The air supply pressure is too low.
The air filter is plugged.
The air line size is insufficient.
The air line is too long.
The motor is icing up because the water trap in the FRL has not been drained.
Problem: The Clamshell is slipping on the pipe or tube. (Fixed Pads)
Probable Causes:
The Clamping Pads are not in full contact with the pipe or tube.
The clamping pressure is too light.
Scale and/or other foreign material is present on the pipe or tube.
Weld seams, swelling, or bumps under the Clamping Pads prevent full contact.
Dull Tool Bits are causing extra force in the axial and/or radial direction.
The pipe or tube wall is too thin which allows the tube wall to flex and the machine
to move.