R&M Materials Handling WIRE ROPE HOISTS Service - Manual (Page 61)

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Springfield, Ohio 45502
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• The maximum difference in groove depth between reference area and worn area is 20% of the
nominal groove depth.
5.24 Rope guide
The rope guide ensures that the wire rope winds on the drum correctly and prevents the wire rope from
jumping into the wrong groove.
Rope guide, drum size ø 243 mm
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1. Fixing screws
2. Bearing housing
3. Intermediate beam
4. Sleeve half
5. Rope guide
6. Rope
Assembly
• Put rope guide (5) on the intermediate beams
• Put the first halves of bearing sleeve (4) between rope guide (5) and intermediate beams (3).
• Put the second half of bearing to upper intermediate beam and install bearing housing (2) and fixing
screws (1).
• Do the same to lower bearing.
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Tighten the fixing screws and fixing nuts on all rope guides to the correct tightening torque.
Refer to the section “Recommended tightening torques”. Inadequate or exceeded tightening
might cause rope guide to failure in operation!