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EB Balancer Series

Service Manual

Aero-Motive Company

A Woodhead Industries, Inc. Subsidiary

Important Safety Information

Please read this manual carefully and follow its instructions. Improper use or failure to follow these instructions

could result in serious injury, death or property damage. Operators should be instructed in the safe and proper use

and maintenance of this product. Keep this manual for future reference. All reference numbers are located on

page 5.

The following safety precautions call attention to potentially dangerous conditions.

DANGER: Immediate hazards which WILL result in severe personal injury or death.

WARNING: Hazards or unsafe practices which COULD result in severe personal injury or death.

CAUTION:

Hazards or unsafe practices which MAY result in minor personal injury or product or

property damage.

I. Installation

A. Main Support

1. Install the main support device directly over work

area. (See illustration)

WARNING:

To prevent personal injury, death or property

damage, main support device must have

break strength exceeding six times weight of

load.

2. Attach balancer to main support, installed in step 1, with

shackle (27) and shackle pin (26).

3. Secure shackle pin (26) with nut (28) and cotter

pin (29).

CAUTION: To avoid nut from turning on shackle pin, use new cotter pin when re-assembling.

B. Secondary Support

WARNING: To prevent personal injury, death or property damage, install secondary support chain or

cable.

NOTE: Aero-Motive offers a secondary support cable as an accessory item. (See item 45 (not shown)

under Replacement Parts)

1. Attach a secondary support (45) to the clevis pin (3) between the housing holes on the side of the

balancer housing.

2. Secure clevis pin (6) with washer (23) and cotter pin (24).

Summary of content (5 pages)

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EB Balancer Series Service Manual Aero-Motive Company A Woodhead Industries, Inc. Subsidiary Important Safety Information Please read this manual carefully and follow its instructions. Improper use or failure to follow these instructions could result in serious injury, death or property damage. Operators should be instructed in the safe and proper use and maintenance of this product. Keep this manual for future reference. All reference numbers are located on page 5.
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WARNING: To prevent personal injury, death or property damage, do not attach secondary support to same structure that supports balancer. 3. Attach the other end of the secondary support (45) to a separate support so that the balancer will drop no more than twelve inches if the main support fails. II. Adjustment A. Tool Attachment 1. Lift the complete tool (including any hose, cable, fittings and attachments) up to the tool clip (40). CAUTION: Do not pull cable down to tool.
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• • If tension is reduced to below the rated range, the automatic lock will engage and prevent the cable drum from turning. Increase the tension until the automatic lock disengages. If a spring should break, the automatic lock will engage to prevent the drum from rotating. The lock will disengage when a new spring assembly (14) is installed and tension is applied. (See Spring Replacement) III. Service A. Tool Replacement 1.
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NOTE: Cable must be fully wound onto drum before attaching rear case. D. Parts Replacement All parts shown on parts list are replaceable in the field without special tools. NOTE: When ordering replacement parts, always include the balancer model number and serial number. Always insist upon genuine Aero-Motive replacement parts. E. Maintenance Inspection The balancer is designed to require little maintenance. Periodically check cable (40), tool clip (40), and shackle (25-29 or 44) for wear.
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Reference Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 Part Number C03500253 C03500258 01235P0008 M04350012 xxxxxxxxxx M08710006 M23560034 M15120003 C00400201 M26830003 00751P0022 00376P0005 C03500253 H41220111 H41220112 H41220113 H41220114 M25360212 M04840002 C60400128 M04600001 00376P0005 1109800001 1106000000 M04350011 00126P0050 00228P0011 H16510016 M28850024 01240P0007 00151P0070 00228P0012 00576P0030 31294000