Has anyone ever disassembled a the drop in unit on a Hobart Tenderizer, specifically a 403? We are needing to replace the shaft and didn't know if we needed to take the set screws out as seen on page 6 of the manual link I found below. We found that one of the set screw holes had been plugged with silicone and didn't even have a set screw down in there. Any help or tips in the right direction would be much appreciated!
Hi Jon I have repaired many Hobart 403's but they're not easy Usually when the blade roller assembly needs replacing it is because several of the knife blades are bent or mangled If this is the case , possibly both front and back roller assemblies need replacement also check the strippers they could be bent as well. Then check the hanger or housing if there are any cracks or it looks weak don't use it it can cause more damage
Changing out a roller assembly is not always successful there are alot of small parts that haven't been apart for a long time and sometimes they break or cannot be reused to complete the repairs then you're stuck. If you have more than one damaged piece I would always recommend replacing the entire unit , complete 2 rollers , 2 strippers and the hanger assembly. It is already aligned so all you have to do is put it in. Complete units run around $ 750 but they save you time and aggravation, if not money.
All that being said, if you still want to go on, this is how you do it. First remove the set screw 14 or 19 it's in there under the silicone it's small and gets rounded out sometimes Next remove the set screw on the other end 3 or 27 then carefully try and remove the left brass bearing 2 or 28 use alot of penetrating oil here as this is where the housing cracks Once removed you should now have enough room to slide out the roller and the right side brass bearing replace the roller and reverse the process but DO NOT tighten the set screws yet First check that the rollers and strippers do not touch each other and spin freely make sure the front and back rollers do not touch do this by hand if they touch and you turn the cuber on you could do damage then tighten set screws to lock in place then CHECK AGAIN ! adjust until perfect. Hope this helped. GOOD LUCK. BANDSAW BOB If anyone has any equiptment repair questions drop me a line here at MCC or at info@bandsawbob.com