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2.11.2.6 Installing Threaded Insert. (Refer to Figure 2-9)
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Figure 2-9.
Preparing Threaded Insert for Installation.
Loosen setscrew (Figure 2-9,
1) and slide collar (10) back.
Turn handle until shaft (2) extends past tip of insertion tool (3)
slightly longer than length of new insert (4).
Screw insert (4) on shaft until tang (5) of insert (4) goes into shaft notch
( 6 ) .
Adjust distance (7) between insert end(8) and tip (9). Turn handle
until distance is equal to installation depth below surface of tapped hole.
Push down stop collar (10) until it contacts body of insertion tool (3).
Tighten setscrew (1).
Remove insert (4) from shaft (2).
Turn handle until insert (4) can be slipped into tool barrel.
Thread insert (4) onto shaft (2) while inside tool barrel. until shaft notch
(6) engages tang (5).
Turn handle until tang of insert (4) is even with tip of insertion tool (3).
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