Figure 4
9. Tighten bolts securing spring housing to reel frame.
10. Connect free end of hose to connections on machine or adjust hose stop so that desired length of hose extends from reel.
11. Tension spring with spanner wrench. Refer to INSTALLATION section.

SPOOL

PAWL

 

SPRING HUB

 

 

SHAFT

 

 

(Spring not

 

 

 

shown)

 

SPRING

 

SHAFT

SIDE VIEW

Install

END VIEW

GROOVE

against flat

 

 

4. Unwrap hose without allowing spool to turn.

5. Disconnect hose from elbows inside spool wrapper.

6. Install new hose following directions below.

HOSE INSTALLATION

Use the following procedure to replace hose or if reel was ordered without hose. Refer to HOSE INSTALLATION REFERENCE DRAWING, below.

1. Unspool new hose from shipping spool and lay out to

eliminate twist.

NOTE: This step is not essential, but will aid in winding operation of the reel and prolong hose life.

12.

Replace inspection cover.

2.

Insert hose end through guide and connect to elbows

 

 

 

inside spool wrapper. (See drawing below.)

 

HOSE REMOVAL

5.

Wind the hose onto the reel spool by hand rotating

Use the following procedure to remove worn or damaged hose

 

spool in direction it turns free of spring tension.

 

(Normally clockwise when viewed from spring side)

from reel prior to installation of new hose.

 

6.

 

1.

Move machine serviced by reel to a position closest to

Adjust hose stop (not used on machine pull reel).

2.

reel. Spring will still be under pre-tension at this point.

7.

Complete working end connections.

Turn off supply pressure to reel.

8.

Pretension reel and complete installation as

Disconnect hose from machine or other attachments.

 

described in REEL INSTALLATION section.

3.

 

 

Remove hose stop, if installed, and allow hose to retract onto spool. Ensure all tension is off spring by manually rotating spool (normally clockwise when viewed from spring side).

HOSE INSTALLATION REFERENCE DRAWING

 

 

OPTIONAL

STANDARD SPOOL

 

 

STANDARD SPOOL

 

 

ROTATION DIRECTION

VERTICAL

ROTATION DIRECTION

 

 

HORIZONTAL HOSE

TO WIND HOSE WHEN

HOSE GUIDE

TO WIND HOSE WHEN

GUIDE POSITION

VIEWED FROM

LOCATION–

VIEWED FROM

(STANDARD)

SPRING SIDE

REEL

FITTING SIDE

 

 

 

MOUNTED

 

 

 

 

BASE UP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SPRING

 

 

 

 

MOTOR

ELBOW–

 

SPOOL

SPOOL

SPOOL

CONNECT

 

DISK

DISK

SPOOLED

 

 

 

WRAPPER

HOSE HERE

 

HOSE ON

 

SECTIONS

 

 

SPOOL

 

 

ADJUSTABLE

 

SWIVEL

 

 

HOSE STOP

 

FITTING

 

 

 

 

ATTACH SUPPLY LINE HERE

 

 

 

NOTE: SUPPLY MUST BE

 

 

 

FLEXIBLE LINE. DO NOT

 

 

 

HARD PLUMB.

 

OPTIONAL

HOSE STOP

 

 

 

HORIZONTAL

MOUNTING

 

 

HOSE GUIDE

 

BASE

 

 

LOCATION

VIEW FROM FITTING SIDE

 

 

VIEW FROM SPRING SIDE

HUBBELL

®

GLEASON REEL CORP.

P.O. Box 26 • 600 South Clark St.

 

 

Mayville, WI 53050–0026

®

Phone 920–387–4120 • Fax 920–387–4189

A Hubbell Company

 

Printed in USA

Bulletin No. 042872.b

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Hubbell UH32 manual Hose Removal, Hose Installation Reference Drawing, Gleason Reel Corp, Hubbell Company

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