Change Meter Wheels

1. Remove meter door assembly. See Remove Meter Door Assembly in Operating Machine—Meters section.

2. IMPORTANT: Mark drive sprocket end of shaft.

   Remove drive sprocket from end of meter shaft.

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   A - Cap Screws

   B - Flanges

   C - Bearing

   Remove cap screws (A), flanges (B), and outer bearings (C).

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4. 
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   A - Cap Screws

   Loosen cap screws (A) on center bearing and flanges.

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5. NOTE: Be aware of location of center bearing (D), flanges, brass bushings (B), and plastic center bushings (C) for reassembly.

   
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   A - Meter Shaft

   B - Brass Bushings

   C - Plastic Center Bushing

   D - Bearing

   Slide meter shaft (A) out end of meter that did not have drive sprocket.

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6. 
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   A - Meter Cup

   B - Meter Wheel and Plates

   Replace meter wheels.

   1. Pull wear plates with meter wheel (B) from meter cup (A).

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   2. NOTE: Wear plates are used between meter roll and meter cup with 32 mm black meter wheel and 32 mm white meter wheel. A thicker plate or spacer is used with 16 mm black meter wheel. Orientate plates so plates match bottom profile of cup.

      
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      A - Meter Cup

      B - Long Edge

      C - Meter Gate

      Assemble meter wheel and plates with long edge (B) of plates towards meter gate (C).

   3. Install meter assembly into meter cup (A).

   4. IMPORTANT: All meter wheels must be the same color or inaccurate seeding occurs.

      Repeat steps A—C on rest of meter.

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7. NOTE: Turning shaft back and forth while installing helps guide the shaft through the meter wheels.

   
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   A - Meter Shaft

   B - Meter Wheel

   Guide meter shaft (A) back through meter wheels (B), plates, spacers, bushings, flanges, and bearings.

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8. NOTE: Long end of bearing (C) faces meter.

   
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   A - Cap Screws

   B - Flanges

   C - Bearing

   Install flange (B) and bearing (C) to end of meter shaft with cap screws (A).

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9. NOTE: Meter shaft can be turned by hand when correctly installed.

   Rotate meter shaft back and forth when tightening bearing hardware. This helps prevent bearing assemblies from binding.

   
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   End Bearing

   
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   Center Bearing

   A - Cap Screws

   Tighten cap screws (A) slowly.

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10. Install washers and cotter pin.

11. Install meter door assembly. See Install Meter Door Assembly in Operating Machine—Meters section.