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End covers Blue end covers (composite White end covers (stainless
housings) steel housings)
The product tables 1.1 to 1.13 show the
appropriate end cover for each bearing unit
and the distance A5 that the end cover pro-
trudes once mounted on the housing (fig. 16 Fig. 16 Fig. 17
and 17) Prior to starting the mounting pro-
cedure, make sure to have available the cor- A 5
A 5
rect end cover and check if the A5 dimension
is suitable for your application arrangement

Mounting instructions

Mounting/dismounting Mounting instructions
instructions
1 Remove the end cover from its packaging
1 Remove the end cover from its packaging 2 Identify the end cover groove in the hous-
2 Identify the alignment mark on the hous- ing and make sure it is clean and free of
ing and orientate the end cover so that this any debris
NOTE is aligned with the “open circle” marking 3 Hold the cover at an angle against the
The end cover is sold separately in all on the end cover: housing and insert the cover tabs into the
the units different from DFH (fully ○ housing groove B
sealed) solution So for blue range not 3 Engage and rotate the end cover, 1 /8 of a 4 Push the cover towards the housing until
fully sealed and stainless steel end cover turn until the housing marker is now all the tabs snap into the housing groove
have to be ordered separately aligned to the closed circle marking on the Where needed, help the tabs into position
end cover: by bending the cover edge slightly as
● required
The end cover is now in the closed 5 Make sure the cover is securely in place If
position needed, remove the end cap and start the
 WARNING 4 To remove, rotate the end cover back so process again from step 2
that the housing marker and the open
Rotating parts hazard. circle align, then pull away the cover Dismounting instructions
To avoid serious injury, do not mount or
dismount an end cover unless the shaft 1 Insert a screwdriver or a pointed tool into
has stopped rotating and the machine the space between the bearing housing
has been locked out or the shaft has and the dismounting slot on the end cover
been secured so it can’t rotate 2 Unlock the cover by levering it until the
first end cover tabs come out from the
housing groove Hold the cover to make
sure that it does not fall, and complete the
unlocking process by hand

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