MOUNTING INSTRUCTIONS
OCTA STAR CLEVIS SLING HOOKS
GRADE 80
THIELE GmbH & Co. KG
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B09331-A
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9.
INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE, DISPOSAL
9.1
General
Inspections and maintenance must be arranged by the owner!
Inspection intervals must be determined by the owner!
Visual inspections must be regularly carried out and
documented by competent and trained persons, at least once a
year or more frequently if the hooks are in heavy duty service.
After three years at the latest they must additionally be
examined for cracks. A load test is not a substitute for this
examination.
The results of the inspection shall be kept in a file that has to be
set up for each sling chain before first use. The register shall
show characteristic data of the sling chains and components as
well as identity details.
Immediately stop using hooks that show the following defects:
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missing or illegible identification/marking,
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deformation, elongation or fractures,
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cuts, notches, cracks, incipient cracks, pinching,
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heating beyond permissible limits,
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severe corrosion,
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broken springs,
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not sufficient working safety devices,
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wear in excess of 10 %, e.g. in the receiving area of the pin
diameter,
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missing or damaged pin locks.
Cleaning (e.g. prior to inspections) must not take place by using
flames or methods that might cause hydrogen embrittlement
(e.g. pickling or immersion in acidic solutions).
9.2
Maintenance
Maintenance and repair work must only be performed by
competent and trained persons.
Minor notches and cracks may be eliminated by careful grinding
observing the maximum cross section reduction requirement of
max. 10 % and avoid making more severe cuts or scores.
All maintenance and repair activities must be documented
properly.
9.3
Replacement of the safety latch
Disassemble the worn-out safety latch.
Assembling by correct positioning of safety latch together with
spring and driving in the screw through the holes of the safety
latch. Afterwards screw the nut onto the bolt so that the locking
part is completely covered by the thread.
Check the correct operability of the safety latch.
9.4
Disposal
All steel components and accessories taken out of service must
be scrapped in accordance with local regulations and provisions.
10.
STORAGE
Hooks must be stored properly sorted and in dry conditions at
temperatures between 32 °F and 104 °F.
Do not store in a manner that cause mechanical damage.
11.
INSTRUCTIONS DOWNLOAD
Current mounting and operating instructions are available as a
PDF download on the website www.kwschain.com.
12.
PUBLISHING INFORMATION
Company
KWS Inc.
THIELE GmbH & Co. KG
(Distributor)
(Manufacturer)
Postal
address
P.O. Box 470487
Tulsa, OK 74147
USA
Werkstrasse 3
58640 Iserlohn
Germany
Phone
number
+1 (539) 367 2274
+49 2371/947-0
Fax number
+1 (539) 367 2278
+49 2371/947-241
