General Machine Products 7/8" Break-Away Swivel - Manual

7/8 in. Break-Away Swivel Disassembly Procedure
The following disassembly operation will deal with
small parts. Disassembly and re-assembly should be
done in an area where parts will not be lost if acci-
dentally dropped.
1. Retrieve both halves of the broken swivel.
2. Loosen the #6-32 x 1/4 in. set screw located in the
swivel body with the 1/8 in. Allen wrench provided
and back it off 2-3 turns.
3. Unscrew and remove the remnant stud of the
broken tension bolt.
4. Unscrew the stationary body where it joins the
housing and remove the head of the broken tension
bolt and the five thrust washers.
5. Place the five thrust washers on a new tension bolt
of the desired tension value, making sure to follow
this sequence: steel, plastic, steel, plastic, steel. Now
check to see that every other washer is steel.
6. Replace the O-ring (if missing) where the swivel
body mates with the housing.
7. place the new tension bolt with washers through the
housing and screw the bolt into the swivel body.
IMPORTANT: Do not over tighten the tension bolt,
because premature fracture may occur. Tighten the
bolt lightly until it bottoms (don't use excessive
force) ... then, unscrew 1/2 turn to achieve proper
bearing clearance and swivel action.
Do not apply torque to the head of the
tension bolt as over-stressing the bolt may
cause a lower breaking point.
8. Re-tighten the set screw into the side of the swivel
body.
9. Screw the stationary body and housing together and
tighten.
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