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1.0CautionsandSafetyWarnings
WARNING
TOAVOIDFAILURE,ENSURESAFETYANDPROPEROPERATIONTHETENSIONERASSEMBLY
MUSTBEMOUNTEDONTHESTUDBEFOREBLEEDINGTHESYSTEMANDTENSIONINGBEGINS.
DONOTUSETHETENSIONERASSEMBLYATANYPRESSUREUNLESSTHETOOLISMOUNTEDON
THESTUD.
CAUTION
Personalinjuryandequipmentdamagecanoccurifthepullerscrewisnotsecurelyengaged
withthetaperedthreadofthestud.Properengagementisachievedwhenthepullerscrewis
tightinthestudandtheTensionerAssemblyisfreetorotate.
WARNING
ThesafetycageMUSTbeinplaceandhandskeptoutofdesignatedareasatalltimeswhenthe
tensionerispressurizedotherwisepersonalinjurycanoccur.
CAUTION
DONOTEXCEEDTHEMAXIMUMPRESSUREVIBROSCRIBEDONTHEPULLERBODY.Excessive
pressurecandamagethestudandthepullerscrew.
WARNING
FireHazard!DONOTheatwhenthepullerassemblyisinplace.Personalinjuryorequipment
damagemayoccur.UseofanOxy‐Acetylenetorchisnotrecommended.
CAUTION
DONOTEXCEEDTHEMAXIMUMPRESSUREVIBROSCRIBEDONTHEPULLERBODY.Excessive
pressurecandamagethestudandpullerscrew
Note:Beforethreadingthepullerscrewintothestud,carefullycheckthecleanlinessofboth
thestud'sandthepullerscrew'sconicalthreads.Applyalightcoatofcleanturbineoilora
spraylubricanttothepullerscrew.Donotuse“NeverSeize”ontheconicalthreads.This
procedurewilleaseassemblyandassurepositivematingofthethreadsbeforetightening.
2.0 Scope
Thisdocumentdescribesthestepstoinstallasetofhardwarecontainingthestudsandnuts
suppliedbyRiverhawkCompanyintheloadcouplingflangesattheturbinetocouplingand
couplingtogeneratorconnections.