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The Driving Force in Automation
SERVICE MANUAL
HEAVY DUTY SERIES INDEX DRIVES
MODELS
950E, 1150E, 1550E, 2050E
WARNING
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indexer. Failure to deliver this, could result in your liability for injury to the user or damage to the machine.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 WARNINGS AND CAUTIONS: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 SPARE PARTS KIT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 BEFORE STARTING: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 APPROXIMA
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INTRODUCTION This service manual pertains to the disassembly and assembly of CAMCO’s Heavy Duty "E" Series Index Drive models 950E, 1150E, 1550E & 2050E. This manual is to be used in conjunction with the General Service Manual, which describes the lubrication and general maintenance of CAMCO Index Drives. A cross section view of a typical CAMCO Heavy Duty "E" Series Index Drive model 950E, 1150E, 1550E or 2050E is included in this manual. Item numbers within this Service Manual refer to the cro
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SPARE PARTS KIT: CAMCO offers a spare parts kit for all CAMCO index drive models manufactured by CAMCO. The spare parts kit for CAMCO’s Heavy Duty "E" Series Index Drive includes input oil seals, input bearings, and input shims. Cam followers are not included in the spare parts kit. CAMCO recommends a spare parts kit and cam followers be purchased and kept on hand prior to any disassembly of your CAMCO E-Series Index Drive. BEFORE STARTING: ® ® CAMCO uses either Red Perma-Lok ‚ #HM118 or Gree
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WARNING CAMCO’s Heavy Duty "E" Series Index Drives cannot be "hand cranked" when completely assembled, i.e. with follower wheel installed. During some portions of repair, the motor drive package is used to rotate the input shaft and follower wheel. Some means for running the motor at extremely low speeds is mandatory. Use extreme caution when operating the motor during repairs. Before starting disassembly of your CAMCO unit you should read and review the following instructions. These provide
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2.2. Visually observe the surface of the DISASSEMBLY AND INSPECTION: outer shell. Inspect followers for damage or radial looseness. DISASSEMBLY: Looseness should not exceed .001 inch. Do not confuse radial looseness 1. Remove only those structural members with axial endplay. End play will be and fixtures required to gain access to from .03 to .06 inch as a normal con- the index drive and to allow for complet- dition. If endplay exceeds .06 inch ing the necessary procedures. the followers shou
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diameter is bent or otherwise dam- OIL SEAL REPLACEMENT: aged, replace the oil seal. CAMCO recommends replacing the Input oil 2. Check the input shaft for surface nicks, seals (Item #13) anytime the input is disas- burrs or a groove from the sealing lip. sembled regardless of whether they are dam- Look for spiral machine marks that can aged or not. After being in service for some damage the seal lip. time, the sealing lip can become brittle and easily cracked. Most damage to oil seals 2.1. A
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8.1. Installation tools should have an out- cam followers, pack all new cam followers in side diameter .010 inch smaller than a large Styrofoam container (Igloo‚ 50 or 60 the bore size. The bore should be gallon Ice Chest) three-quarters filled with dry .005 larger than the shaft size, and the ice. face of the tool should be relieved so that pressure is applied only near the 1. Remove socket head cap screws outside diameter of the seal. (Item # 32) and remove side access cover (Item #10) 8.2.
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4. Remove bore plug (Item #33), the cam WARNING follower screw (Item #15) and the heavy Use protective gloves while handling cam fol- washer (Item #9). CAMCO used Red lowers after they have been packed in dry ice. Perma-Lok‚ to secure these screws If you encounter difficulty when removing 1. Coat the follower wheel stud hole with the screw, apply heat to the screw and anti-seize lubricant. Using quick sure remove while still warm. movements, place a cam follower that has been packed in dry ic
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2. Install heavy-duty washer and socket CAM AND/OR INPUT SHAFT head cap screw, assembled as shown in REPLACEMENT: sketch titled "Cam Follower Replacement E-Series Index Drives" in this Service INPUT SHAFT REMOVAL: ® Manual. Use Red Perma-Lok ‚ and torque the socket head cap screw to Instructions for removing the cam and input specification. The tightening torque shaft assume the follower wheel will not be depends on the size of the cam follower. removed. If the follower wheel will be See the
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1. Remove two or three cam followers. See 5. Depending on whether the follower wheel section titled "Cam Follower Removal" in was removed, proceed as follows. this Service Manual for detailed instruc- tions on cam follower removal. 5.1. Follower wheel was not removed. 2. While referring to the sketch titled 5.1.1. Use the motor drive package to "E-Series Input Shaft And Cam rotate the input shaft and rotate the Removal", proceed as follows. follower wheel through motion until a position is reac
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5.1.5. Put a hex nut on the threaded rod 7. Match mark the bearing cartridges. and run it down until the nut is snug Eccentric cartridges are used in E-Series against the plate and until the thread- Index Drives to accommodate different cam ed rod is supporting the weight of diameters. The cartridges must be the cam. replaced in the same orientation as when removed. Remove all socket head cap Note: The hole in the follower wheel and the screws (Item #24) securing the two (2) tapped hole in th
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cartridges were removed. See sketch titled sure the input shaft doesn’t fall when the end "E-Series Input Shaft and Cam Removal" in is pushed out of the cam and becomes this Service Manual. unsupported. 10.1. Using diametrically opposed tapped 13. Before proceeding, inspect the keyway in holes, install two (2) threaded rods into the input shaft to make sure they are to the tapped holes. These rods should size. Also, inspect the oil seal diameters extend beyond the end of the input shaft for b
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CAM REMOVAL: tion where one or more cam followers are over the housing cavity. Use a come-a-long 1. Once the input shaft has been removed, or other device to pull the follower wheel and use one of two methods to lower the cam any attached tooling into position. Two or into the bottom of the housing. three cam followers can be accessed through the large access opening in the housing. See 1.1. Use a lift ring on the end of the treaded section titled "Cam Follower Replacement" in rod and a boom
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4.1. Reverse one of the methods described CAUTION for lowering the cam into the housing Make sure the bearing is seated against the when lifting the cam. See section titled shaft shoulder. Improper mounting of the "Cam and/or Input Shaft Replacement" bearing can cause premature failure. in this Service Manual. 3.5. If the bearing does not immediately INPUT SHAFT INSTALLATION: seat against the shaft shoulder, use a piece of tubing over the shaft and against 1. Prepare the input shaft for instal
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7.2. Heat a new Bearing Cone in a commer- 11.1. Endplay in the input shaft is not cial bearing oven that has been designed permissible. There should be preload on for this purpose. Heat evenly to about the input bearings. Use a dial indicator 250˚F. and a pry bar to check for endplay. 7.3. Alternatively, heat the bearing with a 11.2. Heavier preload is preferred to end- heat gun. play. Remove input shim if end play is detected. WARNING Use protective gloves while handling bearings 11.3. With
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2. With a depth micrometer, measure from resistance is encountered, adjust the cam the face of the dwell track on one side of axially to a more suitable position. the cam to the dowel pin. WARNING 3. Repeat this measurement from the opposite CAMCO Heavy Duty "E" Series Index Drives face of the dwell track to the dowel pin. cannot be "hand cranked" when completely assembled, i.e. with follower wheel installed. 4. Use the locknuts to adjust the position of During some portions of repair, the motor
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12. Once proper contact has been assured, FOLLOWER WHEEL AND/OR use the following procedure to tighten the OUTPUT BEARING REPLACEMENT: locknuts and secure the lockwasher tabs. FOLLOWER WHEEL REMOVAL: 12.1. Back off both locknuts and the lock- washer on one side of the cam. In most cases, the follower wheel and/or out- put bearing cannot be removed without 12.2. Apply Green Perma-Lok‚ to the removing the major portion of any support threads on the input shaft. structure and fixtures. An overhe
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Refer to the model number of your Index CAUTION Drive for the amount of dwell provided. Also See "Approximate Weights" within this Service refer to "Interpretation of Index Drive Model Manual for sizing the lift device. Number" in the General Service Manual. OUTPUT BEARING REMOVAL: WARNING CAMCO’s Heavy Duty "E" Series Index Drives 1. If the output bearing (Item #2) is to be cannot be "hand cranked" when completely replaced, remove the 16 to 40 socket head assembled, i.e. with follower wheel i
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3. Thread lifting eyes into the threaded holes 1.3. If used, install pull type dowel pins. in the bearing (two places 180 degrees Apply Red Perma-Lok. apart or three places 120 degrees apart) and using a boom crane or hoist set the 1.4. Install 16 to 40 socket head cap bearing onto the housing. screws. Tighten to specification. See table titled “Torque Requirements For 4. Coat the dowel pin holes with anti-seize Tightening Screws” in this Service lubricant and drive the dowel pins through Ma
