ID==11_010004

Header==SKF Oil Injection Method

Chapter==Supergrip bolt
Section==Removal
_Status==0
_Order==1850
Contents==<h1>Removal</h1>
<oiminlineimg img="11_010004_1.gif" text="Figure a: The bolt preload is released
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<oiminlineimg img="11_010004_2.gif" text="Figure b: The sleeve expansion is <br>
removed by injecting" /oiminlineimg>
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The removal of the bolt commences with the reversal of the axial preloading oper
ation, figure (a) and figure (b). After the preload is removed the nut at the te
nsioner end is slackened, by about 10 mm, but left in position to act as a stop
for the bolt shank as it will be ejected with great force from the sleeve. The t
ensioner, nut driver, distance collar, tommy bar and adapter are removed and an
oil injection extension pipe screwed into the cylindrical tapping at the base of
the tapered thread in the bolt shank. The hose from the SKF high pressure oil p
ump is connected to the extension pipe and oil pumped at high pressure between t
he tapered bolt shank and the sleeve. This causes the bolt shank to be ejected f
rom the sleeve so that the radial interference between the bolt assembly and the
hole is eliminated.
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Alternatively, the bolt may be released from the sleeve by applying the adapter,
tensioner and a dismounting collar to the opposite end of the bolt after the nu
t has been slackened at the bolt tensioning end. By pressurising the tensioner,
the bolt shank is pulled out of the sleeve and the radial interference fit is re
moved.
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The tools used in mounting and dismounting the Supergrip bolt are generally more
compact than those used by other bolting methods and are portable. They are sup
plied with a comprehensive instruction manual describing the step-by-step operat
ions.ndreds of thousands of pounds.