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ANCHORING BRAIDED ROPE
ANCHORING WIRE ROPE
Higher or lower torques for special applications will be specified such as the use of spanner nuts, nuts on shaft ends, jam nuts,
and where distortion of parts or gaskets is critical.
Lubricated torque values are based on use of SAE 30-weight engine oil applied to threads and face of bolt or nut.
Avoid using thread lubricants (such as antiseize compound) because the applied torque may vary by 10 to 40%, depending
upon the product used.
Take the free end of the wire rope and insert it through the
small opening of the anchor pocket. Loop the wire rope and
push the free end about half of the way back through the pock-
et. Install the wedge, then pull the slack out of the wire rope.
The wedge will slip into the pocket and secure the wire rope
into the drum. The early style anchor wedge is designed to ac-
commodate several different sizes of wire rope. You may an-
chor 7/16- and 1/2-inch (11 and 13 mm) wire rope by insert-
ing the wedge, large end first. Anchor 9/16- and 5/8- inch (14
and 16 mm) wire rope by inserting the wedge, small end first.
A special wedge is used to anchor 1- and 1-1/8-inch (25 and
28 m) braided synthetic rope. The installation procedure is
the same as for anchoring wire rope.
CORRECT INSTALLATION
INCORRECT INSTALLATION
Drive from
this side
Wedge and wire
rope fully seated in
Wedge not
fully seated
Wedge pulled
too far through
anchor pocket
Must keep at least 5 wraps of wire rope
on cable drum at all times.
RECOMMENDED FASTENER TORQUE
WIRE AND BRAIDED ROPE INSTALLATION
