MTS Advantage Pneumatic Grips - Manual (Page 31)

Installation Using the Mounting Pin
Advantage™ Pneumatic Grips Installation 31
1. Set up the load frame.
A. Turn on the power to the load frame.
B. Adjust the crosshead position as necessary to allow adequate room to
install the grips.
C. Turn the load frame power off.
D. Clean all of the surfaces that will contact each other (such as the
mounting pin and the load frame mounting adapter) and lubricate them
with Magnalube
® -G.
2. Mount the grip assemblies to the load frame.
A. Install the mounting pin into the load frame mounting adapter.
B. Align the holes of the mounting pin with the load frame mounting
adapter.
C. Install the mounting dowel to attach the grip assembly to the load
frame.
D. When both grips are mounted to the load frame, align the upper and
lower grips to each other and tighten the locking collars to remove any
slack.
3. Connect the air supply.
The grips can be controlled with air valve knobs on the grip, optional in-line
air control switches, or a remote air grip controller. Go to
“Connecting the
Air Supply” on page 35 to connect the air control system for your
application.
4. Install the faces or wedges.
The 10 N, 200 N, and 2000 N grips use grip faces and the 10,000 N grips
use grip wedges. See
“Selecting Face Surfaces” on page 40 then:
• Go to “Changing Face Surfaces” on page 47 to install the grip faces.
• Go to “Changing Wedges” on page 48 to install wedges into the grips.
This completes the installation of the grips.