Plate wrench inside plate cylinder.

AB Dick 9995. I have dropped my plate wrench inside the plate cylinder. How hard is it to remove the plate gripper assembly from the cylinder? I have looked at the parts book and can't figure out where to start and don't want to remove a wrong bolt. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

 

use a magnet on a rod, if it went in, it should come out

 

Don't know your press but how about trying a really strong magnet on an extension. You can get one at any parts store... just an idea.

 

I turn mine so the wrench can fall down into the basement or the magnet on a rod works better yet don't drop your wrench haha

 

Also those long wire claw grip things work well too. Bit of a pia to fish out but not bad. Like Zig said if the wrench went in it'll come out. A good light will help you see in there too.

 

The clamps aren't hard to take out at all. All you have to do is get a 4mm or possibly 5mm (I can't remember for sure) allen wrench and take out the four socket bolts in between the head and tail clamp. There will be two to the left of center and two to the right of center of the clamp. Once those are out, both the head and tail will come out. Be very careful, there are two springs on the NOPS side that push against the side wall of the plate cylinder that will fall out and be gone forever if you aren't careful when removing the clamps, put some rags down between the side frame and between the blanket and impression cylinder just in case. Installing the clamp back in is pretty simple. Regarding those springs on the NOPS side of the clamps.....One thing I do is take a 1.5mm allen wrench and 2.0mm allen wrench and compress the spring on the stud and slide the wrench through that hole. This will hold the spring onto the stud and you don't have to worry about the springs falling out when you are re-installing the clamp. Do this for both the springs.

 

A lot of work that is not needed

 

Not saying I agree with inching the press with a wrench inside the cylinder...but use the handwheel and not the inch button when rolling the press around. That way if the wrench does fall out and get lodged somewhere where it shouldn't you'd be able to feel the resistance and stop before the damage is done.

 

I guess I should have specified use your hand wheel to turn it over also can shake it back and forth that way. I'm pretty sure a wrench inside the cylinder isn't going to damage anything unless sticking out which in that case you could grab it and we wouldn't be having this discussion

 

Got it!

After shaking the cylinder with the hand wheel for a bit, the wrench would not drop into a position to grab it with a magnet or pliers. I ended up removing the clamps and it wasn't too bad. Thanks for all the ideas fellas!

 

Whatever worked! Glad to hear its out

 

Just for the racord, The 9995 clamps are not that easy to remove, The clamps described above are the 3985 / 3302M style.
The newer 9995/3302H are a pig to get back in without the proper Jig. [which I have]

 

Got any pictures of this jig you speak of or info on where to purchase? Is it something homemade or made by Ryobi. Those clamps are indeed a bear to get installed by yourself and it would be nice to have a jig to make life easier!

 

Jig

Its is supplied to only Ryobi techs who have completed the training on these machines.

 

Blair, call me sometime. I have one you can purchase or I can order you one from Japan. Dave