2. Install the wedge socket carefully to ensure
the wire rope carrying the load is in direct alignment
with the eye of the socket clevis pin so the load pull is
direct.
3. Place the socket upright and bring the rope
around in a large, easy-to-handle hoop. Extend the
dead end of the wire rope from the socket for a
distance of a least one rope lay length. Insert the
wedge in the socket, permitting the rope to adjust
around the wedge.
4. As a safety precaution, install a wire rope
clamp on the dead end of the wire rope that comes
out of the wedge socket (fig. 3-7). Measure the
distance from the base of the wedge socket to the
clamp. This measurement is used as a guide to check
if the wire rope is slipping in the wedge socket
5. Secure the socket to a support and carefully
take a strain on the live side of the rope to ensure the
proper initial seating of the wedge. Increase the load
gradually until the wedge is fully seated. Avoid
applying sudden shock loads.
Hook Block Inspection
The hook block and the hook is part of the
ODCL inspection. The operator must inspect the hook
block for cleanliness, binding sheaves, damaged or worn
Figure 3-7.—Wedge socket clip method.
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