Dismounting The Roll Groover; Removing And Installing Groove Rolls - RIDGID 915 Manual Del Operador

915 In Place Roll Groover
Dismounting the 915 Roll Groover
1. After the roll grooving process is complete, insert
the ratchet onto the feed screw and reverse the
ratchet direction.
2. Rotate the feed screw counter clockwise to release
the pipe from the groove set.
3. Once the groove roll is free from the pipe, slide the
915 off of the pipe.
The 915 will now be free and not support-
WARNING
ed by the pipe, make sure one hand is supporting the unit
to prevent the 915 from falling.
4. Check groove to see if it is grooved to specification.
See Table 1 or Table 3 for groove specifications.
Removing and Installing
Groove Rolls
1. Separate groove rolls are required when roll grooving
the following:
" – 1 " Schedule 10 and 40 steel
• 1 / /
1 1
4 2
• 2" – 6" Schedule 10 steel
" Schedule 40 steel
2" – 3 1 /
2
• 4" – 6" Schedule 40 steel
• 8" – 12" Schedule 10 steel
• 2" – 8" copper tube (Type K, L, M, DWV)
Removing Rollsets for the
Installation of Steel Rollsets
1. Place 915 on table with groove set up.
2. Rotate feedscrew counter clockwise until the reaction
arm is fully retracted.
3. Remove the hex screw retaining the drive roll with a
" hex key (Figure 8) . If using the 8" – 12" or 4" – 6"
5 /
16
rollset, remove the drive roll support bolts with a
hex key.
Figure 8 – Removing Hex Screw from Drive Roll
4. Remove drive roll from drive shaft.
5. Using a
and remove groove roll shaft (Figure 9) .
Figure 9 – Loosening Set Screw in Reaction Arm
6. Remove groove roll and thrust washers from reaction
arm.
Installing New Rollset
1. Place the plain thrust washer at the back of the
reaction arm slot. Place the tabbed thrust washer in
the front of the reaction arm slot with the tab insert-
ed in the small hole to the right of the groove roll
shaft (Figure 10) .
"
3 /
8
Figure 10 – Placement of Thrust Washer
2. Slide groove roll between the thrust washers in the
reaction arm. Be sure that the groove roll is properly
oriented with identification stamping in the "up"
position.
3. Look through the groove roll shaft hole and align the
groove roll and thrust washers with the hole. Insert
groove roll shaft (Figure 11).
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" hex key, loosen set screw in reaction arm
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