Disassembling the powered wheel

 

If the wheel is damaged or worn, it must be replaced by a new wheel.

 

Preparing the wire rope hoist

*   Comply with occupational health and safety requirements.

*   Relieve the load of the end carriage on the wire rope hoist near the wheel from below.

 

 

Removing the drive

 

Coupling

Connector housing

Connection cable

 

*   Open the connector housing to the drive.

*   Disconnect the connection cable from the coupler plug.

 

 

*   Determine the weight of the drive. See the ABUS Drive product manual.

*   Secure the drive so that the weight can be held safely and the output shaft will not be subject to load (e.g. insert in round sling).

 

 

Only with AZP drives

This section only applies if an AZP drive is to be removed.

 

Rib screws

Drive

*   Release the rib screws (4x).

 

 

Bearing flange

Drive

*   Pull out the drive.

 

 

 

 

Only with AZF drives

This section only applies if an AZF drive is to be removed.

 

 

Drive

Fillister-head screws

 

*   Loosen the fillister-head screws (4x).

 

 

Bearing flange

Drive

*   Pull out the drive.

 

 

 

 

Exposing the wheel

 

Buffer plate

Self-locking nut

Plastic washer

*   Unscrew the self-locking nuts (4x).

*   From size 160: remove the plastic washers (4x).

*   Remove the buffer plate.

 

 

Only with end carriages of the sizes 280, 350 and 420

Trolleys in size 280, 350 and 420 have a clamping piece installed on the driven wheel in the end carriage. To remove the wheel, the clamping piece must be removed.

 

Wheel

 

Clamping piece

Bracket

*   Loosen screws (2x).

*   Take out the bracket with the clamping piece.

 

 

 

 

Removing the wheel

 

Retaining screw

Rib screw

Bearing flange

*   Unscrew and remove all rib screws on the bearing flange. Do not unscrew and remove the retaining screw(s).

 

 

Retaining screw

 

Bearing bolt

Rib screw

*   Unscrew and remove all rib screws on the bearing bolt. Do not unscrew and remove the retaining screw(s).

 

 

 

Wheel

Bearing bolt

Bearing flange

*   Take out the bearing bolt, bearing flange and wheel.

 

 

Note

Only for size 420 with drive 420V: an adapter is also inserted on the bearing flange. If this cannot be easily taken off, it can remain on the bearing flange when the wheel is removed.

 

 

Tip:

To be able to easily remove the bearing flange from the end carriage, screw two or four screws in the corners of the bearing flange and thereby press the bearing flange off the end carriage.