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4 A s s e m b l y o f t h e F u r l e x - s y s t e m
4 . 1 A s s e m b l y o f t h e ro d f o re s t a y
Assembly is carried out by the rod supplier. Apart from the actual rod forestay, only the joining sleeve
pack is required.
1. Measure the length of the rod forestay. (The WL measurement and corrections for the length of the
top terminal and the cold-headed head at the lower end have been calculated in
”Calculation Table 1”
.)
2. Cut the stay.
3. Form the head for the upper terminal and fit it. The eye part must only be fitted temporarily. Fasten
any locking screws and attach the instructions for permanent assembly of the eye part.
4.
Fig: 4.1.a
400 S
500 S
Bearing plug
5. Cold-head the head of the rod forestay for the lower bearing part.
6. Pack the stay, enclosing the completed
”Calculation Tables 1 & 2”.
Thread the joining sleeve sections on in the following order counting from the top:
• Short joining sleeves with accompanying insulation tubes. The number must correspond to the
number of 2400 mm (94 1/2”) extrusions. (500 S: 48 000 mm). See
”Calculation Table 2”
,
row C, section 3.6.1.
• The long joining sleeve with accompanying insulation tube. Locking pin hole (200 S & 300 S)
towards socket.
• 400 S & 500 S: Bearing plug. Be sure to turn it as shown in the diagram.
• The socket. Be sure to turn it as shown in the diagram.
• Seat. Be sure to turn it as shown in the diagram. 500 S: Socket and seat forms one part.
