Abdick 360 - How do I adjust the master to blanket cylinder?

[RadixMedia]

We have mostly run small sheets on this press so it took us a while to notice...the blanket cylinder and master cylinder are off about an inch or so, reducing our printable area pretty significantly. Is there a way to adjust the timing on that without pulling the entire press apart? Also....do you have any idea how the hell something like that could happen? Thanks in advance!

 

[inky]

Years ago the AB Dick engineer used to part the cylinders with a large screw driver or bar, turn the handle to line them back up.

A big paper jam can cause the cylinders to jump out of mesh.

 

[old guy]

if it ever had a t-head they sometimes offset the cylinders to deal with ink buildup on the lead edge of the t-head plate

 

[keith1]

Inky is right.
Between the 2 cylinders there are 2 horizontal bars. As Inky says, use a large screwdriver, or the handle of a wrench (something that won't bend or break) and pry the cylinders (gears) apart. While holding apart - it's not that hard - turn the hand wheel to line up the cylinders.
Old Guy is also correct. Offsetting the cylinders is a quick & easy fix for some problems.
It must be 20 years at least since I've seen a 360. They were built on springs.

Keith

 

[RadixMedia]

That took about 25 seconds. Thanks so much for the help!

 

[Ercupa]

Do you have tech documentation for DYF?
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