Adjusting The Piston For Lifting Sleepers; Adjusting The Clamp Position - Cembre PCMD-FC Operation And Maintenance Manual

4.8.3) Adjusting the piston for lifting sleepers

Procedure to be carried out on the clip in the "installation position".
When manually adjusting the lifting piston ensure THE ENGINE IS SWITCHED OFF.
The lifting piston must be adjusted correctly using the supplied gauge, otherwise the machine could
break the insulators or insert the clips Incorrectly.
Turn the clamp control selector (15) to the "OUT" position; press button (16) repeatedly with short pulses to
put the clamps into contact with the clips already in the "installation position".
Make sure that the lifting piston (27) is fully up in the starting position.
Place the Height Setting Device (HSD) (35) from the magnetic side on top of the rail in correspondence with
the piston. With a 17 mm wrench, block the piston (27) and loosen
the nut (D) with a 18 mm wrench.
Rotate the threaded rod so that the foot is resting on
the gauge and then tighten the nut (D) again.
Remove the HSD (35) and put it back
in its seat.

4.8.4) Adjusting the clamp position

Procedure to be carried out on the clip in "parked position".
Start the engine (see § 7).
Push the machine so that it is in line with the clip to be operated on
(see § 4.3).
Position the clamps with the insertion teeth (40) in the open position
(Ref. to Fig. 13b).
Turn the clamp control selector (15) to the "OUT" position.
Press button (16) repeatedly with short pulses to make the clamps
slowly advance towards the clips.
Bring the correctly centred insertion teeth into contact with the clip without the clips being inserted.
Press and hold button (14) to memorise the position.
Three worklight fl ashes confi rm that the position has been saved.
Turn the clamp control selector (15) back to the "IN" position.
17 mm 27
18 mm
D
35
FIG. 13a
FIG. 13b
16
40