Maintenance
Repair
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must be adjusted for a tighter fit with the rails, see
•
If the vehicle appears to bind, then the bearings must be adjusted for a looser fit
with the rails, see
Installing Vehicles Without Removing Rails
If it is not possible or practical to remove a rail to install a vehicle onto the Precision Rail sys-
tem the eccentric bearings may be loosened to allow the vehicle to be inserted onto the rail.
Note that installing vehicles in this manner will require adjustment of the vehicle’s bearings
after it is installed on the rail. For proper vehicle orientation, see
1.
Stop all motion on the section of the MagneMover LITE transport system where the
vehicle will be installed.
2.
If a lubricant applicator is attached to the underside of the vehicle, remove the applica-
tor and set it aside for reinstallation after the vehicle is installed. See
cating Applicators on Vehicles
.
3.
Using a socket wrench, loosen the nuts on the eccentric bearings on the top of the vehi-
cle (refer to
).
4.
Using a thin open ended wrench, turn the bearing nut to rotate both eccentric bearings
to their outermost position.
5.
Tilt the vehicle at an angle, with the eccentric bearings positioned down and the mag-
net arrays upward, as shown in
.
Figure 7-17: Precision Rail Vehicle Eccentric Bearings
6.
Touch the inside edges of the eccentric bearings to the outside edge of the rail, then
slowly roll the magnet side of the vehicle onto the rail bringing the concentric bearings
and magnet arrays to a horizontal position.
Eccentric
Bearing
Bearing Nut
Motor Side of Vehicle