Harrington Hoists TCR owner manual Suspension housing, chain attachments, clevises

Table 5-3Hoist Inspection Methods and Criteria (continued)

Item	Method	Criteria	Action
Housing and	Visual, Auditory,	Hoist components including load blocks,	Replace
Mechanical	Vibration,	suspension housing, chain attachments, clevises,
Components	Function	yokes, suspension bolts, shafts, gears, bearings,
		pins and rollers should be free of cracks,
		distortion, significant wear and corrosion.
		Evidence of same can be detected visually or via
		detection of unusual sounds or vibration during
		operation.
Chain Separator	Visual, Measure	The Chain Guide/Side Plate should be free of	Replace
		cracks, distortion, significant wear and corrosion.
		The “L” and "W" dimension should not be greater
		than maximum value listed in Table 5-5.
Motor Brake	Measure, Visual	Motor brake dimension should be within the	Replace
		allowable limits of Table 5-4. See Section 7.2 for
		gaining access to motor brake. Braking surfaces
		should be clean, free of grease/oil and should not
		be glazed.
Load Sheave	Visual	Pockets of Load Sheave should be free of	Replace.
		significant wear. See Section 7.5 to gain visual
		access to the load sheave.
Pendant Control	Visual,	Depressing and releasing pendant control levers	Repair or replace
Levers	Function	should cause hoist to operate.	as necessary.
Pendant - Housing	Visual	Pendant housing should be free of cracks and	Replace.
		mating surfaces of parts should seal without gaps.
Pendant - Tubing	Visual, auditory	Tubing to pendant control switches should not be	Repair or replace
		loose or be leaking air.	as necessary.
Pendant - Labels	Visual	Labels denoting functions should be legible.	Replace.
Warning Labels	Visual	Warning Labels should be affixed to the hoist (see	Replace
		Section 1.2) and they should be legible.
Hoist Capacity Label	Visual	The label that indicates the capacity of the hoist	Replace.
		should be legible and securely attached to the
		hoist.

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