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TRTP150B - 09/2014
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SECTION 3
SERVICE
Tube Changing Procedure
Step 1:
On the idle end.
Remove 1” nuts (A) from the tubes.
Loosen set screws on bearings.
A
Step 2:
Take the 16 bolts (B) off the idle end
frame that connect the framework to the
end frame.
NOTE: Make sure that the framework is
supported by a crane or hoist to insure
that the framework does not collapse.
Remove the idle end frame (C).
Take the framework apart or add to sec -
tion by section until the desired length is
achieved.
B
C
Step 3:
Remove the 1/4” bolts (D) from the hex
drivers.
Pull the tube out of the motor end frame
(E), repeat this process with all three
tubes.
Replace with the new length tubes.
Replace 1/4” bolts into the hex drivers.
D
E
Starting with the framework, reverse
the process using the appropriate
framework required. As the tube length
changes, the framework obviously will
change also.