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Operation and Maintenance Manual

16M Series 3, 16, 18M Series 3 and 18 Motor Graders
Media Number -SEBU9228-14 Date Updated -26/11/2019

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Moldboard Wear Strip - Inspect/Adjust/Replace

SMCS - 6174-025; 6174-040; 6174-510

Type 1
1. Rotate the blade. Position the blade at an angle of 90 degrees to the frame. Lower the blade to the
ground. Engage the parking brake. Stop the engine.

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2. Visually inspect the wear strips through the cutout feature that is provided on top retaining plate (2)
and bottom retaining plate (3). If the wear strips are worn close to the moldboard, replace the wear
strips.

3. Remove top retaining plate (2) and bottom retaining plate (3).

4. Loosen the locknuts on set screws (1).

5. Start the engine. Raise the blade, sideshift the blade around a quarter of the travel limit. Stop the
engine.

6. Measure the clearance between the wear strips and the blade.

7. Start the engine and repeat steps 5 and 6 until the blade reaches the travel limit.

8. Tighten the set screws in order to obtain 0.13 to 0.89 mm (0.005 inch to 0.035 inch) clearance
between the moldboard rail and the wear strips at the location of minimum clearance.

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9. Tighten the locknuts on the set screws. Refer to Specifications, SENR3130, "Torque Specifications"
for the recommended torque.

10. Install the top retaining plate and install the bottom retaining plate.

11. Repeat Steps 2 through 10 for the opposite side of the moldboard.

Note: Keeping the wear strips adjusted to specifications regularly will prolong life of components.

Type 2
1. Start the engine. Rotate the blade. Position the blade at an angle of 90 degrees to the frame. Lower
the blade to 10 mm (0.40 inch) above the ground. Engage the parking brake. Stop the engine.

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Illustration 2 g03648001

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Wear Strip (Top) (3)

Wear Strip (Bottom) (4)

2. Remove top retaining plates (1) and bottom retaining plates (2). Visually inspect the wear strips. If
the wear strips are worn close to the moldboard, replace the wear strips.

3. Remove the top wear strips and shims if needed and only install new wear strips at this time. When
wear strip (3) is installed, the longer end of wear strip (3) should be installed in the position that is
shown in illustration 3.

Note: Make sure that the wear strip is installed as depicted in illustration 3.

4. Start the engine. Lower the blade to the ground with slight pressure.

5. Stop the engine.

6. Remove the bottom wear strips if needed and install new wear strips. When wear strip (4) is
installed, the longer end of wear strip (4) should be installed in the position that is shown in
illustration 3.

Note: Make sure that the wear strip is installed as depicted in illustration 3.

7. Install the retaining plates.

8. Start the engine and raise the blade.

9. Sideshift the blade through the entire limit of travel. Measure the clearance between the wear strips
and the blade. This will allow you to determine the location of the minimum clearance.

10. Stop the engine.

11. Remove the top retaining plates.

12. Install shims between the moldboard rail and the wear strips at the location of minimum clearance.
Add shims in order to provide a clearance of 0.13 mm to 0.90 mm (.005 inch to .035 inch).

Note: The shims that are required should be divided evenly between the upper wear strips and the
lower wear strips.

13. Install top retaining plates.

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