Alpine Rhino Wheel Assembly Instructions
- On the side of the wheel, there is an arrow that shows the proper direction of rotation. If your wheel does not have an arrow, assemble a tooth and keeper block in the slot to see the proper direction of rotation.
- After installing the wheel on the shaft, assemble the wheel and shaft on the machine.
- Install teeth in the following manner:
- The standard teeth go in all slots except the slot behind the #1 position. That slot is reserved for the XL teeth. Some machines do not have the power to use the XL teeth but most do. If your machine is lacking power then use standard teeth only in all slots.
- First put Lubriplate 105 grease on the slot surfaces of the wheel that the teeth and Keeper blocks slide on.
- Apply 242 loctite to the bolts and inserts.
- Install all the teeth and keeper blocks and bolts to a torque of about 40 foot Lbs. using the 8mm hex wrench and cheater pipe supplied with the wheel.
- Then use a 4-5 lb. hammer to hit the Aluminum drift bar on the top of the keeper blocks to help finish seating the keeper block and tooth. Make sure you tighten the teeth around the wheel in a sequence similar to tightening head bolts so the teeth will seat evenly and stick out from the edge of the wheel with the same amount protruding from the wheel. Finish tightening the bolts to about 60-70 foot Lbs. of torque
- After you finish tightening the bolts. Make sure the Loctite has had time to cure before using your machine.
Removing the Teeth
- Unscrew the bolts from the teeth you want to change.
- You can use a hammer to pound out the teeth or use our Slide hammer with threaded keeper blocks.
- Make sure all surfaces are clean before installing new teeth. Apply Lubriplate 105 to the slide surfaces.
- Re-Loctite the bolts and assemble as previously mentioned.
Troubleshooting problem or symptom
The Wheel is not cutting smooth:
A - Look to see if teeth are equal distance from the wheel. Each set of teeth @ 180 degrees apart need to be the same distance from the wheel. The keeper blocks can be used as a reference for distance from the wheel.
B – Leader teeth may be dull. If the leader teeth or the teeth in front of the leaders are rounded off they will not cut. Either sharpen or replace. If you sharpen the teeth make sure you grind the relief angle on the outside perimeter of the tooth to be at least 6 degrees of clearance or the teeth will bounce on the wood. Never grind the face of the tooth as you will destroy the cutting geometry.
C – Look for a chipped tooth. Chipped teeth are one big reason for the wheel not cutting smooth.