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Believe it can be done. You might have to file or shave the new arm a little then seat it as best as possible and tap it in place with a screw driver and hammer. If you do manage to attach the new arm and the fit is a little too snug when you latch down the cover, file the upper tip of the arm for a little more tolerance. Also, believe it or not, a worn blade will produce less vibration. There is a set screw bottom center. With the juicer fully assembled, unlock it, turn it clockwise until feed chute contacts the shredder blade and back it off a half turn. You now have the proper gap between the chute and blade.
Yes the blade is hitting it when the juicer vibrates severely. I have an Acme, 21 years old, and found very difficult to control vibration especially with a new shredder blade. If you are handy this is what to do. Order a new cover from omega, cover design has changed so you will need the plunger also. This may sound incorrect, but you will have to use a small file to file down the cutting burrs on the blade a fraction of an inch. Then with the juicer fully assembled, unlock the set screw on the center of the bottom and turn it clockwise until the chute contacts the blade then back it off a half turn. Now the chute to blade gap is set correctly. In filing down the burrs you make the blade a little duller but you also narrow the gap and feed the produce through more slowly and evenly. This comes from 21 years of using this machine. With a new blade I could not control the vibration no matter how I fed the thing. If this sounds a bit too much get rid of the Omega and try the pulp ejecting type. The Miracle MJ1000 is a nice little juicer for about $130.
Both the Omega and Acme juicers vibrate no matter what you do. I found a worn shredder blade actually produces less vibration. However this involves filing the cutting burrs down and resetting the blade to chute gap. If you're up to it, take the blade out and file each row of burrs about halfway down. Then with the juicer fully assembled, unlock the set screw on the center of the bottom, turn it clockwise until the chute contacts the blade, and back it off a half turn. The set screw actually raises and lowers the motor spindle. Both companies would not agree with this, but this solution comes from operating my 21 year old Acme. I recently replaced the blade and the juicer immediately began tap dancing. Went back to the old blade.
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DIFFICULT TO USE. SHOULD HAVE GONE FOR THE 4000 WHICH EJECTS THE PULP. SOMETIMES THE BLADE JUMPS UP AND CUTS THE BOTTOM OF THE CHUTE IN- CREASING THE GAP BETWEEN THE BLADE AND CHUTE BOTTOM. INSPECT AND I YOU NEED A NEW COVER CALL OMEGA AT 717 561 1105.
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