MTS Advantage Pneumatic Grips - Manual (Page 47)

Changing Face Surfaces
Advantage™ Pneumatic Grips Operation 47
Changing Face Surfaces
Grip faces for the 10 N, 200 N, and 2000 N grips are held in the grip assemblies
with grip face pins. These pins have a tiny O-ring on one end of it to prevent the
grip face pin from working its way out of the grip assembly.
Note Serrated grip faces must be orientated as
shown. Each grip face has an arrow that
indicates the direction the face should be pulled.
When the faces are installed the arrows point
towards the grip.
Perform the following procedure to change the grip
faces:
1. Remove any specimen installed in the grips. Leave
the grip controls in the release position.
2. Adjust the load frame as necessary for convenient
access to the grip faces.
3. Turn off the grip air supply pressure.
4. Remove the grip face pin. Twist the grip face pin while pulling it from out of
the grip coupling.
5. Slide the grip face out of the “U” shaped grip coupling in the grip assembly.
6. Install a new grip face into the grip coupling and insert the grip face pin.
O-ring
Grip Face Pin
Grip Face
Grip Coupling
Pull
Pull
Upper
Lower
Serrated Faces