['15', 'blades.', 'Spring', 'tension', 'in', 'the', 'blades', 'causes', 'the', 'ejector', 'pads', 'to', 'engage', 'the', 'cigarette', 'and,', 'on', 'the', 'return', 'stroke,', 'pull', 'it', 'from', 'the', 'holder.', 'As', 'the', 'ejector', 'blades', '(with', 'cigarette)', 'approach', 'the', 'end', 'of', 'their', 'return', 'stroke', 'they', 're-engage', 'the', 'expander', 'block,', 'spread', 'apart', 'and', 'release', 'the', 'cigarette.', 'Servicing', 'will', 'normally', 'consist', 'of', 'replacing', 'stuck', 'pivot', 'bearings,', 'aligning', 'and/or', 'replacing', 'the', 'ejector', 'pads,', 'and', 'adjusting', 'the', 'stroke', 'of', 'the', 'blades', 'and/or', 'expander', 'block.', 'To', 'determine', 'the', 'condition', 'of', 'the', 'pivot', 'bearings,', 'remove', 'one', 'of', 'the', 'screws', 'that', 'holds', 'the', 'bearing', 'mount', 'to', 'the', 'base', 'and', 'push', 'out', 'the', '1/8"', 'diameter', 'pivot', 'shaft.', '(Do', 'not', 'loosen', 'the', 'other', 'mounting', 'screw.)', 'Check', 'that', 'the', 'inner', 'race', 'of', 'each', 'bearing', 'turns', 'freely.', 'If', 'not,', 'replace', 'the', 'bearing.', 'Push', 'the', 'pivot', 'shaft', 'through', 'the', 'pivot', 'hole', 'in', 'the', 'ejector-expander', 'assembly', 'and', 'check', 'that', 'the', 'expander', 'swings', 'freely', 'about', 'the', 'shaft.', 'If', 'not,', 'clean', 'the', 'expander', 'block', 'hole.', 'Reassemble', 'the', 'components', 'and', 'retighten', 'the', 'mounting', 'block', 'screw.', 'Should', 'the', 'ejector', 'require', 'adjustment', 'or', 'alignment', 'proceed', 'as', 'follows.', 'With', 'no', 'cigarettes', 'in', 'the', 'drum,', 'run', 'the', 'machine', 'into', 'the', 'eject', 'cycle', 'and', 'stop', 'it,', 'using', 'the', 'Emergency', 'Stop,', 'when', 'the', 'eject', 'air', 'cylinder', 'drive', 'rod', 'is', 'fully', 'extended.', 'Note', 'that', 'the', 'air', 'cylinder', 'is', 'single', 'acting', '(extends', 'under', 'pressure', 'and', 'retracts', 'due', 'to', 'spring', 'action).', 'Inspect', 'the', 'ejector', 'blades.', 'With', 'the', 'expander', 'in', 'the', 'down', 'position,', 'the', 'blades', 'should', 'be', 'fiat,', 'parallel', 'to', 'each', 'other', '-', 'and', 'the', 'ejector', 'pads', 'should', 'be', 'about', '1/16"', 'apart.', 'Straighten', 'or', 'bend', 'the', 'blades', 'as', 'required.', ',', 'Looking', 'down', 'on', 'the', 'ejector', 'assembly,', 'the', 'ejector', 'pads', 'should', 'be', 'centered', 'on', 'the', 'cigarette', 'holder', 'and', 'about', '1/32"', 'away', 'from', 'its', 'edge.', 'To', 'center', 'the', 'ejector,', 'slightly', 'loosen', 'the', 'two', 'screws', 'of', 'the', 'pivot', 'bearing', 'mount.', 'There', 'should', 'be', 'sufficient', 'clearance', 'in', 'the', 'screw', 'holes', 'of', 'the', 'mount', 'to', 'permit', 'centering.', 'Retighten', 'the', 'screws.', 'To', 'change', 'the', 'clearance', 'between', 'the', 'ejector', 'pads', 'and', 'the', 'cigarette', 'holder', 'requires', 'adjustment', 'of', 'the', 'yoke', 'that', 'connects', 'CTR', 'CONTRACTS', '017393']