Maintenance 37
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Yearly Maintenance (or every ton) - continued
Adjusting the Door Hinge and Latch
• The door hinge and door latches may be adjusted to pull the door closer to the body. The
illustration below details how to adjust these components. NOTE: Make sure to read the section
"Door Alignment" on the previous page before adjusting the door.
Open the hopper lid
and remove the two
screws holding the
side doors in place.
Latch Adjustment
Loosen the lock nut and twist
the pawl (clockwise to tighten,
counter-clockwise to loosen).
Tighten the lock nut to secure
in place.
Door
Bracket (attached to side of
heater)
Lock Nut
Pawl
Door Hinge Bracket
Door
Hinge Adjusting Plate
Hinge Adjustment
(1) With the door closed, loosen the
two bolts going through the door
hinge bracket.
(2) Loosen the four nuts used to
move the hinge adjusting plate.
Tighten or loosen these nuts to
adjust the door hinge bracket. Adjust
the upper and lower nuts equally to
insure the door remains level.
Tighten the four nuts.
(3) Tighten the two bolts loosened in
Dimple (used to monitor hinge
bracket position)