INCRA Lead Screw User Manual

Lead screw replacement instructions (carriage)

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Lead Screw Replacement Instructions (Carriage)

Tools required:
Small Crescent Wrench, Phillips Screwdriver, 1/8” hex key, 5/32” hex key, x-acto knife or scratch awl.

1. Remove fence from end of the LS Carriage the un-
clamp and slide the
Carriage out of the
base.

2. Use a 5/32” hex key to unscrew the set screw
through the access hole in the
fence mounting bracket and
remove the spring and ball
bearing. You may need to tip
the carriage forward to allow
the ball bearing to roll out.
Retain the set screw, spring
and ball bearing for re-assem-
bly.

3. Remove locking
nut and set screw
along with all (5)
Phillips head screws
from end plate
located at rear end
of carriage. Remove
end plate. Keep
carriage horizontal
when removing end plate to avoid losing the ball
bearing located inside of the black spacer at the rear
end of the lead screw.

4. Slide the 3/8” long
black spacer with
5/16” diameter ball
bearing located at
the end of the lead
screw out of the car-
riage.

5. Use an x-acto knife or a
scratch awl to slide the (2)
long black plastic rods located
on either side of the lead
screw out of the carriage.

6. Pull on the Red
Micro Adjust Knob to
snap the Lead Screw
Assembly out of the
carriage. Again, keep
the carriage horizontal
when removing the
lead screw in order to
retain the 5/16” diam-
eter ball bearing located inside of the black spacer
at the forward end of the lead screw. If necessary,
use a screwdriver between the between the carriage
and the red knob to GENTLY leverage the lead screw
assembly up and out of the carriage. Slide the large
black washer located next to the black micro adjust
disc off and add it to the new Lead Screw Assembly.

7. Before installing the
new Lead Screw As-
sembly, make sure that
the 5/16” diameter ball
bearing is still inside the
1/4” long black spacer
located just behind
the fence mounting
bracket.

8. Carefully lower the
new Lead Screw As-
sembly into the carriage
starting at the forward
(fence mounting brack-
et) end and snap the
assembly into position.

9. Slide the (2) long
black plastic rods into
the extruded cavities
on either side of the
lead screw.

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