DWX Spindle Replacement Procedure

Here are the necessary tools

needed to perform this
replacement (show image of tools
, feeler gauge, & spindle,
optional magnetic) I recommend
watching this first before
attempting adjustments

Before we begin lets turn off the

power switch in the rear, then
unplug the power cord and turn
off your compressor.

Now lets open both the front top

and bottom cover & gently move
the carriage the right side &
remove the air tube from the
spindle unit cover by loosening
the screw

Remove the spindle unit cover

with your 2.5mm hex key

Now disconnect the connector of

the spindle and ATC motor

[1] On the left side of the

ATC motor remove the 3
screws to dismount the
ATC motor using your
3.0mm hex key
[2] Once removed do not
lay the ATC motor unit with
the spring facing
downward. Once its bent,
the spring does not

[1] Next loosen the screws

securing the motor base in place
then we can remove the spring.
[2] Next we can remove the
spindle motor with the motor
base.

[1] Remove the spindle belt, then

with your 2.5mm hex key [2] then
remove the spindle unit by
loosening the two screws and
remove the spindle unit by
pulling it up. fix the new spindle
unit by tightening the screws

With your new spindle belt

place it at the top of the
spindle motor shaft make
sure that the white line on
the outside.

Using your 2.5mm hex Temporally

fix the spindle motor with the
motor base the motor w/base
should move smoothly(show
movement of motor moving
smoothly

Now fix the pulley belt

and hook the spring,
by rotating the pulley,
align the spindle belt
to each center of the
spindle unit and the
pulley.

[1] Insert your ATC motor

unit [2] then by using your
3.0mm hex key, fix the ATC
motor unit by gently
pushing it to the front of
the machine

[1] Fix the spindle motor with the

motor base completely and [2]
connect the connectors of the
spindle and ATC motor

once we have everything

connected plug in your AC cord
and then turn the power SW

connect your PC to the DWX-50

and open the DWX50PIT.exe

15mm

Now we are going to check verify the

operation of the collet, so click on the
[SP/ATC]>[ATC Operation]>[Open/Close
Collet] and open the collet and put the
4mm diameter tool through the collet
manually and check whether you can
slide the collet manually and check
whether you can slide the tool in
15mm. Then, click the [Open/Close
Collet] and grasp the tool manually
and check whether the tool is grasped
correctly. Next click the [Open/Close
Collet] and remove the tool from the
collect.

We are now going to check the clearance

between the spring of the ATC motor unit
and the spindle unit with the feeler gauge,
the thickness must be 0.5mm to 0.8mm if
not, adjust the position by loosening the
fixing screws of the spring

Click SP/ATC]>[ATC Operation]>[Leaf

Spring Position]>[Move]. Now we are
going to check for two things:
1. There should be a space between
the top of the Spindle unit and the
bottom of the ATC motor unit shown
in the figure.
2. The Spring contacts with the
Spindle Unit shown in the figure.

Since we replaced a new spindle we are

now going to clear the spindle time,
Click [Info]>[Clear Spindle Time]>[Unit
Time] and clear
the Spindle unit operation time.

Lets go ahead and place the

spindle unit cover back on.
Now move the spindle head to
the right side put the air tube
through the spindle unit cover
and fix the air tube by tightening
the screw.

Go ahead and start up your VPanel we are going

to perform a spindle Run In which will basically
warm up your new spindle this will take up to
1hour maximum to complete.
Lastly we will need to perform the [Correct
magazine] & [Correct rotary axis] operations on
the VPanel