JLG 15SP Service Manual - Manual (Page 47)

SECTION 2 - SERVICE PROCEDURES
3120775 – JLG Lift – 2-33
Clamp Installation (Drum/Socket Type)
THE MANUFACTURER OF THE DRUM/SOCKET CLAMP RECOM-
MENDS THE USE OF THEIR CABLE CLAMP ASSEMBLY KIT (JLG
P/N - 7023275) TO ASSEMBLE THE CLAMP TO THE WIRE ROPE.
THE KIT CONSISTS OF VISE JAWS TO HOLD THE WIRE ROPE IN
A VISE PROPERLY WITHOUT DAMAGING ANY ROPE STRANDS
AND A PLUG DRIVER TO DRIVE THE PLUG INTO THE CENTER OF
THE WIRE ROPE AND IS ALSO USED TO FORM THE STRANDS OF
THE ROPE DURING ASSEMBLY.
NOTE: The tools in the clamp assembly kit may be frabri-
cated if necessary. The vise clamp consists of vise
jaws with a hole drilled 1/32 in. smaller than the
diameter of the wire rope you are working with (i.e.
1/8 in. rope - 3/32 in. hole.)
The plug driver is a metal tube with a hole in the bot-
tom to allow the strands of the wire rope to be
shaped after the plug has been tapped into the cen-
ter of the wire rope.
1. Using the recommended vise jaws, clamp the wire
rope into a vise with the bottom edge of the black
mark made on the wire rope resting just above the
vise jaws.
2. Twist the sleeve from the clamp kit onto the rope
until it is flat against the vise jaws at the mark made
made on the wire rope.
3. Use a suitable tool and cut the cable as shown in the
illustration following. For 1/8 in. cable the recom-
mended length is 5/8 in. past the end of the sleeve.
4. Unlay the cable strands by gently forcing a screw-
driver between the outer strands to unlay the cable.
When done properly the outer strands will form a
symmetrical basket. Do not straighten out the spiral
lay of the strands, unlay any wires that make up the
strand, or allow the strands to cross each other
inside the sleeve.
5. Install the plug supplied with the kit by placing the
plug in the center of the strands starting with the
small tapered end of the plug. Use a metal tube
(plug driver) and hammer to drive the plug into the
sleeve while assuring that the strands are spaced
somewhat equally around the plug. Drive the plug
until it is firmly seated and no more than 1/3 of the
plug is visible from above the sleeve.