2. Install the wedge socket carefully to ensurethe wire rope carrying the load is in direct alignmentwith the eye of the socket clevis pin so the load pull isdirect.3. Place the socket upright and bring the ropearound in a large, easy-to-handle hoop. Extend thedead end of the wire rope from the socket for adistance of a least one rope lay length. Insert thewedge in the socket, permitting the rope to adjustaround the wedge.4. As a safety precaution, install a wire ropeclamp on the dead end of the wire rope that comesout of the wedge socket (fig. 3-7). Measure thedistance from the base of the wedge socket to theclamp. This measurement is used as a guide to checkif the wire rope is slipping in the wedge socket5. Secure the socket to a support and carefullytake a strain on the live side of the rope to ensure theproper initial seating of the wedge. Increase the loadgradually until the wedge is fully seated. Avoidapplying sudden shock loads.Hook Block InspectionThe hook block and the hook is part of theODCL inspection. The operator must inspect the hookblock for cleanliness, binding sheaves, damaged or wornFigure 3-7.—Wedge socket clip method.3-9
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