Introduction

Follow this guide to remove and replace the isolators on an EDCO Floor Stripper TS8 .75L (2017).

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    • Before you begin, ensure the device is powered down and cool to the touch.

    • Ensure the machine is unplugged.

    • Turn the power switch counterclockwise into the OFF position.

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    • Use a 1/2 inch socket to remove the four bolts securing the hood to the frame, two on each side.

    • During reassembly, ensure each bolt is reinstalled with both its flat washer and lock washer.

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    • Pull the hood away from the device to remove it.

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    • Use a 9/16 inch socket to loosen, but not remove, the four bolts securing the motor mount to the frame, two on each side.

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    • Slide the motor towards the front of the device to release tension in the belt."

    • Reassembly tip: Tilt the device onto its handles to use the weight of the motor to tension the belt, then tighten down the bolts.

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    • Remove the belt from the cam shaft pulley.

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    • Disengage the belt from the motor pulley.

    • Remove the belt.

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    • Tilt the device back to rest on its handle.

    • Ensure that the four 9/16 inch motor mount bolts are tightened before tilting the device.

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    • Insert wheel chocks behind the wheels to ensure the device does not move or fall during the repair."

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    • Use a 3/16 inch hex key to remove the three bolts securing the blade retainer.

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    • Remove the blade retainer.

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    • Use a 1/8 inch hex key to loosen the two set screws on the lower flange bearing.

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    • Use a 1/8 inch hex key to loosen the two set screws on the middle flange bearing.

    • These set screws require either a long hex key or an extension to reach. They can be accessed from the front of the floor stripper or from the slots on either side of the frame.

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    • Use a 9/16 inch socket to remove the two nuts securing the upper flange bearing to the frame.

    • If you are unable to fit a socket on the nuts due to the cam shaft pulley, try using a wrench.

    • If the bolts spin without loosening, use a 9/16 inch wrench to hold the bolt head from underneath.

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    • Use a mallet and an appropriately-sized brass punch to tap out the cam shaft assembly if you cannot remove it by hand.

    • Once loose, the cam shaft assembly can fall out quickly.

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    • Remove the cam shaft assembly

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    • Use a 9/16 inch socket to remove the four bolts securing the striker plate to the isolators.

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    • Remove the striker plate.

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    • Use a 9/16 inch socket to remove the four nuts securing the isolators to the frame.

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    • Remove the four isolators by pulling them out through the holes in the bottom of the frame."

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    • Lift the isolator cup straight off of the isolator to remove it.

Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

Robert Boyd

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