Makita DUH507 Instruction Manual page 14

ASSEMBLY
CAUTION:
Always be sure that the tool is
switched off and the battery cartridge is removed
before carrying out any work on the tool.
CAUTION:
When replacing the shear blades,
always wear gloves so that your hands do not
directly contact the shear blades.
NOTICE:
When replacing the shear blades, do
not wipe off grease from the gear.
Installing or removing the shear
blades
CAUTION:
Attach the blade cover before
removing or installing the shear blades.
You can install 500 mm or 600 mm shear blades to your
tool.
1. Attach the blade cover to the shear blades.
► Fig.5: 1. Blade cover
2.
Place the tool upside down.
Remove 6 screws, and then remove the cover.
► Fig.6: 1. Screw 2. Cover
3. Remove the bolts and the shear blades from the
tool. Then remove the dust guard, the metal sleeves
and the flat washer from the shear blades.
► Fig.7: 1. Bolt 2. Shear blades 3. Dust guard
4. Metal sleeve 5. Flat washer
NOTICE:
Be careful not to lose the bolts, the
dust guard, the metal sleeves, and the flat washer.
These parts are needed again when installing new
shear blades.
4. Check if the resin sleeve remains on the machine,
and if so, remove the resin sleeve.
► Fig.8: 1. Resin sleeve
NOTE: Old resin sleeves are not need to be stored.
The new shear blades include the new resin sleeves.
5. Remove the blade cover, and then attach it to the
new shear blades.
► Fig.9: 1. Blade cover
6.
Adjust the hole positions by turning the gear as
illustrated.
► Fig.10: 1. Gear
7. Make sure the resin sleeves are attached on the
shear blades.
► Fig.11: 1. Resin sleeve
8. Apply some grease provided with the new shear
blades as illustrated.
► Fig.12: 1. Grease
9. Hold the guide bar, and then slide out the shear
blades as shown in the figure.
► Fig.13: 1. Guide bar 2. Shear blades
10. Attach the dust guard to the shear blades.
► Fig.14: 1. Dust guard
11.
Place the new shear blades on the tool so that
the resin sleeves fit in the holes in the gear. If the resin
sleeves on the pins come off mistakenly, put them into
the holes in the gear beforehand.
► Fig.15: 1. Shear blades 2. Resin sleeve 3. Hole
12. Slide the guide bar as shown in the figure.
► Fig.16
13. Place the metal sleeves and the flat washer, then
tighten the bolts.
► Fig.17: 1. Metal sleeve 2. Flat washer 3. Bolt
14. Attach the cover, and then tighten 6 screws.
► Fig.18: 1. Screw 2. Cover
Installing or removing the chip
receiver
Optional accessory
CAUTION:
When installing or removing the
chip receiver, always wear gloves so that your
hands do not directly contact the shear blades.
NOTICE:
The blade cover cannot be installed if
the chip receiver is installed on the tool. Before
carrying or storing the tool, uninstall the chip
receiver, and then install the blade cover to avoid
exposure of the shear blades.
NOTICE:
Be sure to remove the blade cover
before installing the chip receiver.
The chip receiver gathers discarded leaves and makes
clean-up afterward much easier. It can be installed on
either side of the tool.
1. Align the holes on the chip receiver with the
screws on the shear blades.
► Fig.19: 1. Screw
2. Hook the claws of the chip receiver to the groove
on the shear blades.
► Fig.20: 1. Claw 2. Groove
3.
Press the levers on the chip receiver, and then
hook the claws on the other side to the groove on the
shear blades.
Make sure that all the claws are hocked in the groove of
the guide bar firmly.
► Fig.21: 1. Lever 2. Claw
To remove the chip receiver, press the levers to release
the claws.
► Fig.22: 1. Lever
NOTICE:
Never try to remove the chip receiver
by an excessive force with its hooks locked to the
shear blades.
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