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We just did this on our 9500. We did take the feederhouse off to have more access. It is a real bear to get in there without taking it off, but it can and has been done. Incidentally I broke one of the two feederhouse attaching bolts when removing mine, so you might want to keep this in mind if you remove yours. This was a real pain to get out. I think even with the problems I had, I would still take it off if I do it again. Definitely have some sort of small air wrench on hand. There are a lot of bolts, 120 I think. If you take the feederhouse off be sure to leave your header attached to it to balance it, and it still takes something substantial to support the weight of the feederhouse. We used an engine cherrypicker, but I know people that have used a forklift. It's also a good time to take a look at your feeder chain sprockets. We changed ours at this time because they were worn and they were accessible. The new bars should come with new hardware. My bars had 1500 seperator hours on them and might've still had a little life left, but not much. I think the amount of wear depends on the crops you run and how close you set your concave spacing. I think running it on the more open side of the settings makes the bars wear quicker, but this is just my opinion. We bought our bars from Shoup made by loewen. I'm sure that I have forgotten some things, I'll be glad to help you any way I can.