Lead Screw Replacement Instructions

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Lead Screw Replacement Instructions (Carriage)


Tools required:
Small Crescent Wrench, Phillips Screwdriver, 1/8 hex key, 5/32 hex key, x-acto knife or scratch awl.
RETAIN BLACK
1. Remove fence from end of the LS Carriage the un- 6. Pull on the Red WASHER
clamp and slide the Micro Adjust Knob to
Carriage out of the snap the Lead Screw
base. Assembly out of the
carriage. Again, keep
2. Use a 5/32 hex key to unscrew the set screw the carriage horizontal
through the access hole in the when removing the
fence mounting bracket and lead screw in order to
remove the spring and ball retain the 5/16 diam-
bearing. You may need to tip eter ball bearing located inside of the black spacer
the carriage forward to allow at the forward end of the lead screw. If necessary,
the ball bearing to roll out. use a screwdriver between the between the carriage
Retain the set screw, spring and the red knob to GENTLY leverage the lead screw
and ball bearing for re-assem- assembly up and out of the carriage. Slide the large
bly. black washer located next to the black micro adjust
disc off and add it to the new Lead Screw Assembly.
3. Remove locking
nut and set screw 7. Before installing the
along with all (5) new Lead Screw As-
Phillips head screws sembly, make sure that
from end plate the 5/16 diameter ball
located at rear end bearing is still inside the
of carriage. Remove 1/4 long black spacer
end plate. Keep located just behind
carriage horizontal the fence mounting
when removing end plate to avoid losing the ball bracket.
bearing located inside of the black spacer at the rear
end of the lead screw. 8. Carefully lower the
new Lead Screw As-
4. Slide the 3/8 long sembly into the carriage
black spacer with starting at the forward
5/16 diameter ball (fence mounting brack-
bearing located at et) end and snap the
the end of the lead assembly into position.
screw out of the car-
riage. 9. Slide the (2) long
black plastic rods into
the extruded cavities
5. Use an x-acto knife or a on either side of the
scratch awl to slide the (2) lead screw.
long black plastic rods located
on either side of the lead
screw out of the carriage.

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Lead Screw Replacement Instructions (Carriage)

10. Slide the 3/8 long 13. Replace the ball


black spacer with the bearing, followed by
5/16 diameter ball the spring and the
bearing inside into the set screw through
carriage at the rear end the hole located in
of the lead screw. the front of the fence
mounting bracket.
Thread the set screw in until it is just below the face of
the fence mounting bracket. DO NOT TIGHTEN THIS
11. Re-attach the carriage end plate using the (5) Phil- SET SCREW.
lips head screws. TO AVOID STRIPPING THE THREADS,
DO NOT USE A POWER DRIVER DURING ASSEMBLY. 14. If converting to the Metric Lead Screw Assembly,
remove all existing scales on the top of the carriage
and replace with (1)
430mm
Lexan scale and (1)
TO AVOID STRIPPING Stainless Steel scale.
THE THREADS, DO
NOT USE A POWER
DRIVER DURING
RE-ASSEMBLY.

12. Hand thread the set screw into the end plate.
This set screw is used to remove end to end play in
the Lead Screw Assembly. ROTATE THIS SET SCREW
WITH YOUR FINGERS ONLY until end to end play is
removed. You can test for end play by pushing and
pulling on the Red Micro Adjust Knob. Once the end
play is removed, use a 1/8 hex key to hold the set
screw in place as you thread on and tighten the lock-
ing nut. DO NOT USE THE HEX KEY TO TIGHTEN THE
SET SCREW. EXCESSIVE PRESSURE ON THE END OF THE
LEAD SCREW WILL NOT PERMIT EASY ROTATION AND
MAY DAMAGE THE FENCE MOUNTING BRACKET! After
tightening the locking nut, check for end play and
fine-tune as necessary.

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Photography: Grahame Waterson INCRA is a Registered Trademark of Taylor Design Group


MADE IN THE
Manufactured by: 2010 Taylor Design Group, Inc.
Taylor Design Group, Inc. INCRA Tools are protected by one or more of the following US patents:
USA
P.O. BOX 810262 Dallas, TX 75381 #4,793,604, #4,930,221, #5,195,730, #5,275,074, #5,423,360, #5,716,045, #6,237,457,
w w w.incra.com #6,557,601, #6,672,190. Other patents granted or pending. rev.03.10.2010

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