To remove or install the drive shaft
1. Remove 4 bolts that hold rear bearing retaining plate and remove plate.
2. With mallet, lightly tap on front of drive shaft to release shaft and rear bearing from unit.
3. Pull drive shaft and bearing from unit, and replace with proper shaft.
Make sure machine is unplugged from power source before performing maintenance or ma-
king any adjustments.
Lubrication Drive Shaft and Groove Roll Shaft Bearings. Lubricate with multi-purpose grease
through fittings located on groove roll shaft and lower roll housing after every roll change.
Motor-driven equipment must be kept indoors or well covered in rainy weather. Store groover
in a locked area that is out of reach of children and people unfamiliar with roll groover equipment.
This machine can cause serious injury in the hands of untrained users.
PROBLEM
Rolled groove too narrow or too
wide.
Rolled groove not
perpendicular to pipe axis.
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MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS
TROUBLESHOOTING
CAUSE
Incorrect size of grooving and
driving rolls.
Mismatched grooving and
driving rolls.
Grooving roll and/or driving roll
worn.
Pipe length not straight.
Pipe end not square with pipe
axis.
CORRECTION
Install correct size of grooving
and driving rolls.
Match grooving and driving
rolls.
Replace worn roll.
Use straight pipe.
Cut pipe end square.