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me email if you have hints, corrections, or a better way to do this.
Note - I have also removed the entire hammer lever and ribbon guide assembly,
but think this way is easier - thanks to Tom Tillson for the pointer..
"It is a damn poor job that doesn't require at least one new tool"
If you don't have a couple of spring hooks, make or buy some - they come in handy
Crochet hooks, bent paper clips, or the real thing from Central
Tools
The M28 typing reperf (this one is chadless and has power
backspace) |
View of the punch |
This is the plastic print hammer head - yours may be missing
or cracked |
We will remove the punch block to get access to
remove/replace the head |
| Remove two screws on each side (a 3/16 wrench is handy)  |
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The backspace mechanism has a screw and a stud - you may
just have two screws on this side |
Stud and bracket removed from backspace mechanism |
The punch pins are retracted by 4 springs - you need to
detach these at their bottom ends |
Remove the punch lever guide plate and you get access to
detach the springs |
After the springs are detached you can slide the punch block
out - it fits into slots in the side plates |
Rear of the punch block showing those 4 pesky springs still
attached at the top and detached at the bottom |
The old hammer is now exposed |
I used long nosed pliers to remove the old one |
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Hammer lever with no head |
Replacing the head |
It is flexible so you need to get it started and just push |
IMPORTANT - THE THICK PART OF THE HEAD FACES UP |
IMPORTANT - THE THICK PART OF THE HEAD FACES UP -
HERE'S A DIFFERENT HEAD SHOWING THIS  |
Slide the punch block back in and replace the two screws on
each side |
Re-attach the 4 punch springs |
Using the spring hook to re-attach |
Re-install the punch lever guide plate, making sure the
levers align with the punch pins |
| IF you decide to remove and clean your typewheel, here are two suggestions | |||
| 1. Make note of the wheel position. "5" is up when at rest in LTRS mode. It rotates slightly clockwise to print the "null" symbol || . 2. To realign see adjustments below
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HINT -Wear latex gloves unless you want
permanent proof that you have removed
lots of old ink from the typewheel. |
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MANUALS - ADJUSTMENTS - PARTS - THEORY OF OPERATION |
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Adjustments - If you haven't removed the typewheel, then you should be OK. Otherwise you may need to loosen and rotate the typewheel on
its shaft. |
If the hammer is off to one side and not hitting squarely, Read
page 65
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UNLIKELY - but if you need to move the hammer in/out a
little, you can loosen the two screws holding the bottom of the hammer
lever plus ribbon guide assembly and reposition the assembly. See photo at
right >>>>
ALSO NOTE - there is supposed to be a spacer in the rear of the typewheel - if that has been lost, the printing may be too far toward the edge of the tape. See Parts book page 10 |
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