TM 5-3610-286-20
2-24.
Ink Fountain Assembly (cont).
b. Repair.
(1) Ink roller.
(a) Replace frozen or binding bearings.
(b) Replace frozen or broken clutches.
(c) Replace brake with missing or worn mylar brake shoes.
(d) Replace missing or broken roller handle.
(e) Replace nicked, damaged or scored ink roller.
(f) Replace stripped or worn spindles and stops.
(g) Replace weak or broken spindle springs.
(2) Ink fountain. (figure 2-36)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
(i)
(j)
(k)
(l)
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Remove four socket-head screws (1), two end plates (2), and four pins (3).
Remove two socket-head screws (4) and guard (5).
Remove four socket-head screws (6), four washers (7) and ink fountain blade (8).
Remove twenty six ink fountain keys (9), compression springs (10), pins (11) and “E”
clips (12).
Remove four ribbed nails (13) and indicator plate (14).
Drive out bearings (15) from ink fountain (16).
Remove two star knobs (17).
Replace weak or broken springs and dented or nicked blade. Replace missing or
stripped keys and frozen or binding bearings. Replace damaged end plates and dam-
aged or missing star knobs. Replace dented or unreadable indicator plate.
Replace two star knobs (17).
Replace two bearings (15) in ink fountain (16).
Replace indicator plate (14) and four ribbed nails (13).
Replace “E” clips (12), pins (11) and compression springs (10) on ink fountain keys
(9) and replace keys.
