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Replacement of BEARING in Swivel Unit
Replacement of BEARING in Swivel Unit
Replacement of BEARING in Swivel Unit
MacGREGOR Cranes AB declines any This instruction is only valid for swivels with hook
responsibility for the repairs made by personnel size 20, 25, 32 or 50 according to DIN 15402.
other than its own. Failure to read, understand and
to follow these instructions may cause injury and The size of the hook can be identified by reading
property damage. the imprinted text on the hook. See Fig. 1. Two lines
above the text "DIN" you should find a letter followed
When the swivel has been opened, an overload test by the hook size number.
of the complete unit has to be done. New certificate
must be issued. See instruction 6.000.1 E. For instance does the marking text "V20" mean hook
size 20.
In case of doubt please contact MacGREGOR
Cranes AB, Service Department. Note: This number is not equal to the load capacity
in tons.
New bearing.
Locking fluid Loctite Type 270 or similar.
Grease with EP additives. Approx. 4 dm 3.
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DIN
Disassembly
1. Loosen the locking plate "A" by unscrewing the 3. Unscrew counter-clockwise the suspension
screws (2 pcs). Use a hexagon socket screw device of the swivel body. You may need to
key. See Fig. 2. fabricate a wrench with correct yaw size. See
Hook size 20 – 50: Thread M8. Key size 5 mm. Fig. 3.
Hook size 20 – 32: Yaw size 205 mm.
2. Remove locking plate "A". Hook size 50: Yaw size 240 mm.
Screw
Swivel body
Tool
6. Loosen the locking plate "B" by unscrewing the 8. Unscrew the hook nut counter-clockwise. See
screws (2 pcs). Use a hexagon socket screw Fig. 5.
key. See Fig. 4.
Hook size 20 – 32: Thread M8. Key size 5 mm.
Hook size 50: Thread M10. Key size 6 mm.
Screw
Locking plate "B" Hook nut
Hook nut
Bearing
Suspension device
Tool
Hook
9. Remove bearing and suspension device from 12. Remount the hook nut clockwise until the
hook. See Fig. 6. machined slot reaches the slot of the hook. The
surfaces must be on an equal level.
10. Degrease and clean all parts before
reassembling. Empty the swivel body of grease 13. Place locking plate "B" in the slot.
and clean it carefully.
14. Mount the screws in locking plate "B". Use
locking fluid Loctite Type 270 or similar.
Hook size 20 – 32: Tightening torque 23 Nm.
Bearing
Hook size 50: Tightening torque 46 Nm.
Suspension device 15. The package can now be refitted into the swivel
body.
Ring, GS...
Suspension side