Dixon 100 TON RAM User Manual SEC07

Section 7

100 Ton Ram Operating Instructions

for

Converting from

Swaging to Internal Expansion

Dixon Valve & Coupling Company

800 High Street • Chestertown, MD 21620

ph: 800•355•1991 fax: 800•283•4966

www.dixonvalve.com

100 Ton Ram Instruction Manual

Remove any swaging pusher from the ram cylinder
rod cap.

Position a rubber mat under the die bed. Position
the tie down bars so that only one die bed spacer is
clear. Remove the die bed spacer from die bed.
Repeat this process until all die bed spacers have
been removed from the die bed.

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Caution! Die bed spacers are heavy. Remove the

die bed spacers one half at a time.

Install IX Master Plate onto outside of ram die bed.
Position the bolt holes at the 3 o’clock and 9 o’clock
positions. Secure with straps and bolts by
positioning the straps on the inside of the die bed.
Tighten the nuts on the bolts.

Note! It may be required to turn one or more of the
large nuts on the outside of the die bed. If the IX
Master Plate will not fit into the die bed opening,
check the nuts to see if the flat on the nut is facing
the die bed opening. If not, turn the nut until the flat
is facing the opening.

Move the directional control lever to the
“FORWARD” position. Depress the button on the
remote and extend the ram cylinder fully. Release
the button on the remote and move the directional
control lever to the “NEUTRAL” position. Bring the
IX Master Bar through the opening in the IX Master
Plate, male thread end first. Thread the male thread
on the IX Master Bar into the female thread of the
rod cap. Continue to thread the bar in until the
shoulder behind the thread on the bar contacts the
face of the rod cap.

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