Step 1. Remove feed shelf - remove Allen head shoulder screws and square nuts which hold feed shelf to brackets - 1 screw & nut each side.
Step 2. Remove carrying handle and cover - remove Phillips head screw, one from each end of carrying handle.
Step 3. Remove end plate - slide upward from bearing block end.
Step 4. Free retaining rods - remove two nuts and washer from each retaining rod at the bearing block.
Step 5. Loosen and slide knives to left of center on shafts.
Step 6. Place shims/supports between shafts and base just left of center. (This avoids possible shaft/base deflection).
Step 7. Remove bearing block - remove 4 screws from bottom (see note at right). Tap gently and evenly from inside center of bearing block to ensure block slides off shafts evenly.
Step 8. Place additional knives on shafts, move knives from one shaft to another, etc.
REASSEMBLY
1. Slide bearing block & rods back into position.
2. Replace four screws holding bearing block to base and tighten. Shafts should fit snug against bronze bearings on both ends to prevent shafts from shifting laterally (side to side). Remove shims.
3. Reinstall washer and 1 nut to tie rod, tighten snugly. Nut is too tight when operating handle does not turn easily. Once properly tightened, install remaining nut.
4. Reverse assembly steps 3, 2 and 1.
Note: After the shelf is installed, the fixed guide should be checked to be at 90 degrees with the shafts
