Contents: Removal ↡ Installation ↡
Note: Depending on the type of the hinge joint, it is secured to the connecting rod with one or two clamps or one tightening cone ring and a lock nut. The hinges are secured to the pendulum arm with crown nuts and cotter pins or self-locking hex nuts. When removing the hinges, pay attention to the thread (right- or left-handed) is used in them.
Removal
Remove the connecting rod.
Unscrew the clamp and the outer hinge of the connecting rod, remove them from the rod.
Note: To facilitate subsequent installation, pay attention to the number of turns after which the hinge is removed.
Loosen the lock nut and remove the adjusting nut from the connecting rod joint.
Unscrew the inner joint of the connecting rod and remove it.
Installation
Install the joint on the rod and rotate it the required number of turns. Both joints should be rotated approximately the same number of turns.
Check the dimension "a" of the connecting rod (nominal value is 345±2 mm). If necessary, tighten or unscrew the connecting rod ends.
Tighten the outer hinge with a clamp.
Tighten the adjusting nut on the other side of the connecting rod and secure it with the lock nut.
Install the connecting rod in place.
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