Cs100 problem urgent!

[Ty Korrigan]

Hello,

Recent problems I need to resolve.

I apologise for misquoting technical or part terms.

The blade cassette housling bolts nearest the anvil of which there are two have sheered. I replaced them with non hardend ones at short notice and they lasted 4hours.

This throws the alignment of the anvil out bringing it into contact with the blades.

The noise starts as a tingtingtingting before becoming a TINGTINGTINGTING.

At that point I stop chipping.

I have greased the bearings regularly and they run smooth.

If I adjust the blades tolerance they make no sound on tickover but when I increase revs they touch the anvil on the furthest opposite side to the drive.

The machine has done 82hours.

The blades are new.

I turned the anvil.

Question.

Should I change the bearings?

Is it play in these which causes the problem?

I freely admit to using the machine hard but it is not abused and well looked after.

Regards

Stuart Lee

Le Jardinier Anglais

Brittany

France

[Ty Korrigan]

Update.

First, I'm back chip,chip,chipping thanks to excellent customer service from Green Mech.

New cassette sent out within days to France.

Second, the fault may be either a cold weld or stress fracture OR as a local agricultural engineer believes, overgreased bearings causing hydrualic stress/wear.

Blimey,could this be true? There is a light trace of grease on the exteriour of the cassette bearings but they run silky smooth.

Main thing is.

Problem fixed.

I'm happy and still in love with my CS100

Thanks G.M and Pete for his efforts to contact me.

Ty