I have a problem that popped up. I had a call that the rake was down and not sweeping after a ball was thrown. I observed the machine and what I noticed is that the sweep hook was not lowering to grab the crank link, just hanging in the air. I took off the rake sweep hook and put in a new link & rollpins along with a new rake hook. After I put back in the machine, it worked fine for about 10 cycles or so and then it started up hanging in the air again. I check the roller bearing in the detector on hook selector and it was there with now grooves in it. I also tried adjusting the long threaded rod that goes from the rake shaft to the hook selector and would either double sweep when I backed it off or rake hook would stay up. The machine would also stay on the deck post and shift the buckets as if would set new pins while it was on the deck post. So it would stay on 2nd ball unless I pulled on the tube that goes to the deck hook and would free it up. I checked the deck hook and there is a about a 18 - 1/4" gap from the back of the hook and the pin it sits on for 2nd ball.
I'm kinda leaning towards a detector problem at this point. The only thing i noticed is that the I can move the hook selector when the machine is at 0 from left to right. I think the bearing could be traveling off the cam and could be the problem. The detector has been on this lane for a couple of years.
If anyone has any thoughts I would appeciate it.
I'm kinda leaning towards a detector problem at this point. The only thing i noticed is that the I can move the hook selector when the machine is at 0 from left to right. I think the bearing could be traveling off the cam and could be the problem. The detector has been on this lane for a couple of years.
If anyone has any thoughts I would appeciate it.
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