VL SERIES STEAMERS - REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF PARTS
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e 20 of 88
COMPARTMENT GASKET AND
DOOR SCREW NUT, DOOR AND
BUSHINGS
Gasket
1. Open the compartment door to be replaced.
2. Remove screws securin
the
asket retainin
plate to the
asket.
3. Lift the
asket off the inner door plate.
4. Position the new
asket on the inner door plate
and reverse procedure to install.
NOTE:
Dama
e to the
asket sealin
surface, such
as nicks or cuts, will cause steam leaka
e.
Door Screw Nut
1. Open compartment door to be serviced.
2. Turn screw handle fully clockwise
to extend
inner door plate assembly.
3. Lift the inner door plate assembly up, until the
mountin
pins are out of the holes in the
pressure bar and set the assembly aside.
4. Turn screw handle fully counterclockwise
and
remove from door.
5. Remove screws mountin
the pressure bar to
the backside of the compartment door.
NOTE:
A compression sprin
is mounted behind
each screw. Set aside for reuse.
6. Remove screws mountin
the door screw nut
(bronze) to the backside of the compartment
door.
7. Reverse procedure to install and check for
proper operation.
Door and Bushing
1. Open the compartment door to be replaced.
2. Remove the ri
ht side pan support inside the
compartment.
3. Remove the four bolts inside the compartment
that secure the block hin
es to the exterior side
of the compartment.
CAUTION:
Door is extremely heavy and will drop
when bolts are removed.
4. At this time, the bushin
s can be replaced if
necessary, by removin
the bushin
s from the
pin on each block hin
e.
5. Reverse procedure to install and check for
proper operation.
