Ramsey Winch DC-200 SERIES LEVER User Manual
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RE-ASSEMBLING AND CHECKING THE BRAKE
1. Press brake hub into place over worm shaft and key.
2. Assemble ball into appropriate slots of cam. (Refer to diagram 1, page 5). Use stiff grease to
hold balls into place and slide cam over end of worm. Be sure that balls are secure,
between cam slots and hub slots. Refer to Page 7 to determine proper ball slot setting.
3. Install brake disc.
4. Install retainer plate, smooth side toward brake disc.
5. Install the gasket on the cover with a small amount of grease or sealer.
6. The coil spring goes over the adjusting screw on the inside of the cover.
7. Install the notches of the leaf spring on the pins protruding through the cover.
The hollow side of the leaf spring goes toward the brake.
8. Install brake housing cover, making sure the protruding pins go through the leaf spring and
into the holes in the retainer plate.
9. Bolt cover into place with the mounting screws. Install drain plug and add 1 pint all purpose
E.P. 140 oil.
10.Turn winch in the hoisting direction at least one turn of the input shaft.
11.Turn the adjusting screw in until it is fi nger tight.
TEST FOR PROPER BRAKE ASSEMBLY
After the brake has been adjusted to the proper torque setting, disengage clutch. Start vehicle
engine and run winch in the reel in (hoisting direction). Allow winch to run in this direction for
one minute.
Place your hand on the safety brake housing. If housing is not hot to the touch then run winch
in the reverse direction (cable out) for one minute. Brake housing should begin to heat.
When these conditions exist, proper installation has been made. If heating becomes noticeable
when running the winch in forward rotation (hoisting direction), the brake should be again dis-
assembled. When disassembled, place the brake balls in the alternate set of slots in the cam
plate, then carefully follow the instructions for re-assembling and checking the brake.
BRAKE - CHECKING / RE-ASSEMBLY AND TESTING