Polaris 280 Tune up Kit Instructions

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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS F Blue Top

Single Side Self-tapping Wheel/Sand Bag Screws Guard Assembly Head Float Turbine Shaft Shield Turbine Sweep Hose Vacuum Bearing Tube

Sweep Hose Adjustment Screw

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D Drive Shaft IN E N Mast Elbow N G LA Assembly Install dished Frame side out Thrust Jet Kit

Turbine Hose Rear Double Side Self-tapping Wheel Assembly Screw (without sand guard) Bottom

Axle Axle Block Screws Nuts Swing Axle Lock Washers

Axle Plate Turbine Cover Wheel Screw

Idler Wheel Front Double Side Wheel/Sand Guard Assembly

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Spring retainer TEMPLATE screw goes here

To properly align the bracket Tee screw goes here cut along the dotted line and trace onto the Polaris bottom Tools Needed: 2. Reinstall the turbine cover using three of the screws. Philips screwdriver 3. Using two screws, reinstall the turbine shield. Needle nose pliers Note: The lip on the turbine shield goes under Small flathead screwdriver the turbine cover. ABS glue 4. Lay the old front double-side wheel next to a new wheel/sand guard assembly. Point the axle on each wheel in the same direction Disassembly (see drawing). Use needle-nose pliers to 1. Mark the position of the head float on the remove a notch from the new wheel in the feed mast. Remove the head float. same place as the old wheel. Repeat for single-wheel side. Discard old 2. Remove the bag. Mark the position of the wheel assemblies. sweep hose adjustment screw and remove. Remove the sweep hose attach clamp and sweep hose. Old Front Double New Wheel/Sand 3. Remove the top. Side Wheel Guard Assembly 4. Label the single-side wheel and the front double-side wheel so that once removed you Front Wheel can tell them apart. Remove the axle screws and the wheel assemblies for the three large Old New wheels. Set the screws(6), axle plates(3) and Notch Notch lock washers(6) aside for reassembly. 5. Remove the three turbine cover screws and Axle Axle move turbine cover over (hose and cover attached to feed mast) to expose turbine/drive shaft. 5. Install the new front double-side wheel with 6. Remove the two turbine bearings and the axle plate and the new lock washers. turbine/drive shaft and discard. Retain the Make sure the grooves in the axle line up screws(4). Remove the shaft shield. Retain the with the ribs on the frame. Leave the screws shield and screws(2). loose enough to adjust the wheel position. 7. Remove the bottom of the cleaner. Retain 6. Adjust the wheel so the spline of the drive the screws(2). shaft assembly engages 3/4 of the wheel gear teeth (see drawing). It is easier to see 8. Remove and retain the six loose axle block the engagement if you peel back the tire. To nuts. If they are not in the bottom, they are test the wheel placement, spin the wheel; it still in place in the frame. should spin and turn the drive shaft. Also, 9. Remove the idler wheel, washer and plastic hold the wheel and quickly rotate it back and screw from the bottom and discard. forth. The gears should not slip or chatter. 10. Remove the swing axle tee screw, the spring retainer screw and swing axle. 180 only: If the retaining bracket is worn or broken, Spline remove any remaining portion from the 3/4 bottom.

Tire Assembly Wheel Please note: Do not over tighten the screws, Teeth they only need to be installed hand-tight. 1. Place the new turbine bearings and drive shaft assembly into position and replace the four screws. Please note: Do not remove the clear tubes on the drive shaft, they are designed to ensure proper turbine spacing. Drive Shaft 7. Repeat steps 5-7 for the single-side wheel. 11. Install the new idler wheel onto the swing 8. Align the threads on the frame and install the axle on the bottom. Use the new wheel rear wheel assembly (this wheel does not have washer and plastic wheel screw. Do not a sand guard) using the axle plate and lock overtighten the screw; the wheel should washers. The longest part of the wheel axle spin freely. should point toward the rear of the cleaner. 12. Install the bottom onto the frame. Leave the screws loose enough to adjust the 13. Slide the rear wheel forward until it just wheel position. contacts the idler wheel and tighten the axle 9. 180 only: Use the template provided to block screws. When you spin the rear wheel, properly align the new swing axle retaining it should slip slightly against the idler wheel. bracket. Cut out the slot indicated and align the When you spin the front wheel, all the spring retainer screw hole and the swing axle wheels should spin together. tee screw hole with the holes in the Polaris 14. Reinstall the top. Do not bottom.Trace the area that you cut out onto the overtighten the screw. Polaris bottom and remove the template. Using ABS glue, install the new bracket onto the 15 Screw the sweep hose adjustment screw into Polaris bottom within the traced area. Allow place, positioning at he mark made earlier. approximately 12 hours for the glue to dry. Attach the sweep hose with the attach clamp. 10. Install the swing axle, swing axle tee, lock washer and spring. Ensure that the tee is 16. Position the head float to the mark on the parallel with the retaining bracket. feed mast. 17. Reattach the all-purpose bag.