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Section XV. HOIST CABLE
4-52. Hoist Cable
b. Cleaning and Inspection.
a. Removal.
(1) Clean the hoist cable by brushing with a
(1) Lower skip to the ground.
cleaning solvent.
(2) Hold clutch open and pull hoist cable out
(2) Inspect the hoist cable for wear, fraying,
by hand as far as possible.
and corrosion. Replace excessively worn
(3) Remove the hoist cable as instructed on
or frayed cable.
c. Installation. lnstall the hoist cable in
reverse of the instructions on figure 4-39.
Important. Provide at least one full turn of the
cable on the pulley when the skip is down, and one
full turn of the cable on the cable drum when the skip
is at its top position.
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1. REMOVE KEY.
2. PULL CABLE OFF PULLEY AS FAR AS
POSSIBLE. DO NOT LET PULLEY SLIDE OFF
SHAFT.
3. LOOSEN CAPSCREWS (2) AND DISENGAGE
CABLE FROM PULLEY.
A. Hoist cable removal
B. Hoist cable removal
Figure 4-39. Hoist cable removal.
Section XVI. HAULING STUB SAFETY CHAIN
(2) Inspect the safety chain for wear, broken
4-53. Hauling Stub Safety Chain
links, and corrosion. Replace worn or
broken chain links.
chain as instructed on figure 4-40.
c. Installation. Install the safety chain in
b. Cleaning and Inspection.
reverse of the instructions on figure 4-40.
(1) Clean the safety chain with a cleaning
solvent.
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