Lubrication - Heiniger Icon Bedienungsanleitung

3.3 Lubrication

Before and During Shearing
A thin layer of oil on the cutter and the comb plate (Illustration 4, Item 4) is essential for good
shearing results and so as to increase the life of the machine and its shearing blades. All other
moving parts must also be well oiled (Illustration 4, Item 3) .
Only use our special clipper oil or a paraffin oil meeting the ISO VG 15 specification. This oil is
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non-toxic and produces no irritation on contact with the skin or the mucous membranes. This
paraffin oil degrades to some 20% after 21 days (CEC-L-33-T-82).
You cannot over oil ! The more often you oil, the cooler it will run and the longer it will last.
Especially if you are shearing llamas, alpacas or other camelides, even more frequent oiling of
comb and cutter may be needed.
Always oil the machine before use, and at least at every cutter change.
Oil the following parts
• Before you assemble the blades to the hand piece turn the handpiece upside down
(Illustration 4,Item 1) and run oil into the centre post cup through the hole illustrated.
• Oil the tension sleeve or top of tension pin (Illustration 4,Item 2).
• Turn it back over and oil tension pin cup (Illustration 4,Item 3).
• Wet the cogs with oil.
• Oil down the ferrule to lubricate the outer back half joint and the pin or worm drive.
• Oil the ball through the hole in the top of the barrel.
• Oil the cutter and comb when set (Illustration 4, Item 4).
Do not put oil or grease between the tension nut and the tension sleeve as this will cause loss
of tension.
Grease
Once a week remove, clean and regrease the following parts:
• Yoke's carrier (chicken feet) - Remove the comb and cutter, turn the yoke's carrier at 90
degrees to the fork and pull them out using a pair of pliers. Clean them and the locating
holes in the fork and apply a small amount of grease on the yoke's carrier shank and replace
it making sure they twist freely in the fork when replaced. If they don't, remove and clean
more thoroughly.
• Back Joint Caps – Remove the back joint spring, take off the caps and clean out any old
grease and dirt. Apply a small amount of grease in the cap and reassemble.
• Tension Sleeve – Remove the tension nut, tension sleeve and tension pin. Remove all the
grease from inside the tension sleeve and from the tension pin. Apply a good amount of
grease to the inside of the tension sleeve and replace it, remember to remove all grease
from the outside of the tension sleeve before replacing the tension nut.
Bearings
The shearing handpiece is fitted with bearings which are sealed and will never need oiling or
greasing.
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