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Replacement Parts
(Exploded View)
Diagram
Number Description
3 Bending Mandrels complete
(Includes pieces 3, 5 & 6)
Available sizes 1/4”- 7/8”
4 Crossbar shoe assembly complete
3/4” - 7/8”
(Includes pieces 4, 1 & 2)
4 Crossbar assembly complete
1/4” - 5/8”
(Includes pieces 4, 1 & 2)
5 Clamping Spring n/a
6 Sheet metal screw n/a
7 Fillister head screw n/a
8, 11 Wing nut and e-clip 60348
9 Ratchet bar 60340
10 Bender body housing 60343
12 Spiral pin n/a
13 Catch pin 60344
14 Catch bolt n/a
15 Pressure spring n/a
16 Catch lever 60345
17 Flat spring 60346
18 Tension spring 60349
19 Feed lever 60347
20
Fillister head screw 60328
Ritchie Engineering Co., Inc.
YELLOW JACKET Products Division
10950 Hampshire Avenue, South
Bloomington, MN 55438-2623 USA
Phone: (800) 769-8370
Fax: (800) 322-8684
Int’l Fax: (952) 943-1605
[email protected]
Part
Number
1/4” - 60326
5/16” - 60327
3/8” - 60332
1/2” - 60333
5/8” - 60334
3/4” - 60335
7/8” - 60336
60329
60330
P/N 730329 Rev.E
Ratchet
Hand Bender
Easy one hand bending of 1/4” to 7/8” soft
copper, aluminum and light wall hydraulic
tubing. Hard copper must be annealed
before bending.
•
Quick change bending mandrels and shoes
• Trouble free ratchet mechanism
• Index marks to locate bends
• Complete tube bender kit includes all items
required to bend 1/4”, 5/16”, 3/8”, 1/2”, 5/8”,
3/4” and 7/8” tubing.
UPC# Description
60331 Complete Kit
60326 1/4” O.D. Bending Mandrel
60327 5/16” O.D. Bending Mandrel
60332 3/8” O.D. Bending Mandrel
60333 1/2” O.D. Bending Mandrel
60334 5/8” O.D. Bending Mandrel
60335 3/4” O.D. Bending Mandrel
60336 7/8” O.D. Bending Mandrel
60329 Crossbar Assembly Complete
3/4” to 7/8”
60330 Crossbar Assembly Complete
1/4” to 5/8”
60338 Plastic Carrying Case
60339 Ratchet Body
60342 Reverse Bending Kit
60101 Small Cutter for 1/8” to 1-1/8” OD
60161 Tube Reamer - 1/16” to 1-3/8”
Bending Radius
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1”
7/8”
1-3/16”
1-3/8”
1-15/16”
2-13/16”
3-3/8”
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Operating Instructions
(Figure 1)
Preparing Unit for Operation
Choose the desired size bending mandrel (6)
and slide the square hole on the ratchet bar (4).
Fasten the correctly sized crossbar assembly
(1) on the bender body (2), so that the desired
size bending shoes (3) are in the same plane
as the mandrel. Use the wing screw (5) to
fasten. The bending shoes are marked with the
various tube sizes. Rotate the desired size
shoe to face the bender handle. Pull the feed
lever (7) away from the handle in the indicated
direction (8) and push the mandrel and ratchet
bar back towards the handle. Release feed lever (7). You are now ready to bend tubing.
Bending Operation
Put your tubing between the mandrel and
bending shoes making sure the bending shoe
(3) and mandrel (6) are matched for size.
Squeeze the feed lever a few times in the
indicated direction (10) to begin the bend.
When the bender is in the desired position,
continue squeezing the lever until the bend is
complete. To remove the tube, pull the feed
lever (7) away from the handle in the indicated
direction (8), push the mandrel back toward the
handle and take the tubing out.
CAUTION: Annealed tubing must be cooled
prior to bending so bending mandrel and
bending shoes are not damaged.
Tool Maintenance
This unit is maintenance free, no service is
required.
Minimum Distance Between Bends
Tubing Diameter Inches (mm)
1/4” 4” 102
5/16” 4” 102
3/8” 5” 127
1/2” 5” 127
5/8” 5.5” 140
3/4” 8.5” 216
7/8” 8.5” 216
Optional Reverse Bending Kit 60342
To bend tubing from the outside of the bend,
Adapter Kit 60342 which mounts on the bender
handle is
required.
Adapter “A”
attaches to
the end of the
bender body
Figure 2
(Figure 2) where
Figure 3
the correctly sized crossbar is normally
fastened. Adapter “B” mounts to the end of the
square ratchet bar (4). The bending mandrel is
installed onto the square at the end of the “A”
adapter. The crossbar is fastened with the screw
to the end of adapter “B” (See Figures 1, 2 & 3).
The bend alignment and bending are done as in
figure 1.
Bend Location Index
Use the two indexes (9) on top of the mandrel to
locate your bends. If the desired bend is to be
finished 10 inches from the left end of the tube,
locate the 10-inch mark to the right side index
and bend. Likewise, if the desired bend is to be
10 inches from the right, locate the 10-inch mark
to the left side index and bend.
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