The assembler star should be renewed as soon as it is worn sufficient to prevent it from pushing the matrices inside the assembling elevator pawls, and it is advisable to renew the assembler chute rails at the same time.
The assembler star friction spring sometimes gets too weak to hold the star and it will slip. The assembler star friction disk will also wear out.
To renew these, take off the assembler Fig. 17 (this shows back view) and unscrew the nut C.
This cut also shows the intermediate gear B and assembler belt driving pulley A.
Fig. 17.
To Set Distributer Bar.
The distributer bar has a strip of brass about 1-16 inch wide set into it just above the combinations.
In setting it for height be careful not to set it too low. If set too low the matrix, in leaving the distributer box, will bind between the distributer box upper rails N (Fig. 27), M (Fig. 26) and the brass strip. If the matrices bind it will not only bend the ears, but also wear brass strip.