Mounting The External Anti-Rotation Fixture - Samson 3241 Series Mounting And Operating Instructions

Installation
5.3.1 Mounting the external
anti-rotation fixture
Before mounting the actuator, the external
anti-rotation fixture must be mounted onto
the plug stem in some cases. The valve must
be closed beforehand.
For SAMSON Type 3271 and Type 3277
Actuators with Type 3273 Hand-operated
Actuator, observe the mounting and operat-
ing instructions of the hand-operated actua-
tor (handwheel) to mount the anti-rotation
fixture u EB 8312-X.
Standard version for valve sizes DN 200/
NPS 8 and larger
See Fig. 5-1 and Fig. 5-2
1. Insert ball bearings (310) into the recess-
es in the bonnet.
2. Place the yoke (3) on the bonnet in such
a way that the ball bearings fit into the
recesses of the yoke.
3. Fasten the yoke (3) using the castellated
nut (92).
4. Fasten the hanger (83) and warning la-
bel (255), if applicable, to the yoke us-
ing the screws (82).
5. Position the travel indicator scale (84) on
the hanger (83) with the screws (85) ac-
cording to Table 5-3.
6. Use a soft-faced hammer or lever press
to press the slider disks (309) with their
beveled part first (without using any lu-
bricant) into the recesses of the clamps
(301) as far as they will go. Remove any
excess material.
5-4
7. Apply a thin film of lubricant (114) to the
screws (303).
NOTICE
!
Impaired functioning due to incorrectly ap-
plied lubricant.
Î Do not apply any lubricant to the stem
(9), plug stem or the threads of the
clamps (301).
8. Position the clamps (301) and stem (9)
on the plug stem according to Table 5-3
and tighten screws (303) and washers
(304) by hand.
9. Mount the actuator. See section 5.3.2.
10. Thread the stem (9) upwards until the
head of the stem rests on the extended
actuator stem.
11. Retract the actuator stem to relieve the
stem (9).
12. Tighten the screws (303) gradually in a
crisscross pattern. Observe the tightening
torques specified in Table 5-2.
Table 5-2: Tightening torques
Screw size
M12
M16
13. Check and ensure the following points:
− There is a nominal gap between 0.5
and 1 mm between the slider disks
and their seating surface on the yoke
on each side (see detailed view Y in
Fig. 5-2).
Tightening torque
[Nm]
50
121
EB 8015 EN