General Information: Disassembly

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If the disassembly procedure is complex, requiring many parts to be disassembled, all parts should be disassembled in a way that will not affect their performance or external appearance.

Inspection of parts
Each part, when removed, should be carefully on suspected for malfunction, deformation, damage, and other problems.

Fig 1: Inspecting Ball Bearing
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Arrangement of parts
All disassembled parts should be carefully arranged for effective reassembly.

Be sure to separate and correctly identify the parts to be replaced from those that will be used again.

Fig 2: Caution For Arrangement Of Parts
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Cleaning parts for reuse

All parts to be used again should be carefully and thoroughly cleaned by an appropriate method.

Fig 3: Cleaning Part

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