Adjusting Fletcher V-Lock 5100 Nail Block Guide screw
Posted: Mon 07 Jun, 2021 7:13 pm
Hello - I’m new to the Forum because I have learned that there are alot of great ideas out there if you just ask for help. Well I need a little advice and help regarding my pneumatic underpinner. I have pretty old Fletcher 5100 V-Lock (I have no idea its actual age). I came across it at a nearby frame shop that was going out of business and had to find literature on it online. It's been a solid unit until the Nail Block began to get out of position.
This is the maintenance subject that I’m having real difficulty with - adjusting the V-Lock Nail guide block by turning the self locking nut at the bottom of the impactor. The guide block was sitting up too high relative to the surface of the bloc, but I didn’t know if the screw should be turned clockwise or CCW looking upward from below.
At this point my attempts to get the nail block to move have resulted in rendering the unit completely out of adjustment to the point that the clamp pad will descend to hold the work, but impactor will not fire. Can someone please advise me how to make these adjustments and get the unit working again. Thank you
Bill M
This is the maintenance subject that I’m having real difficulty with - adjusting the V-Lock Nail guide block by turning the self locking nut at the bottom of the impactor. The guide block was sitting up too high relative to the surface of the bloc, but I didn’t know if the screw should be turned clockwise or CCW looking upward from below.
At this point my attempts to get the nail block to move have resulted in rendering the unit completely out of adjustment to the point that the clamp pad will descend to hold the work, but impactor will not fire. Can someone please advise me how to make these adjustments and get the unit working again. Thank you
Bill M