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GFA-OOT

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Product Information

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Product Information

General Information

WARNING Risk of Property Damage or Severe Injury

Ensure that you read, understand and follow all instructions before operating the tool. Failure to follow
all the instructions may result in electric shock, fire, property damage and/or severe bodily injury.

Read all Safety Information delivered together with the different parts of the system.

Read all Product Instructions for installation, operation and maintenance of the different parts of
the system.

Read all locally legislated safety regulations regarding the system and parts thereof.

Save all Safety Information and instructions for future reference.

Safety Signal Words

The safety signal words 

Danger

Warning

Caution

, and 

Notice

 have the following meanings:

DANGER

DANGER indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, 

will

 result in death or se-

rious injury.

WARNING

WARNING indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, 

could

 result in death or

serious injury.

CAUTION

CAUTION, used with the safety alert symbol, indicates a hazardous situation which, if
not avoided, could result in minor or moderate injury.

NOTICE

NOTICE is used to address practices not related to personal injury.

Country of Origin

For the Country of Origin, please refer to the information on the product label.

Overview

System Description

The Gear Front Attachment (GFA) system is used for tightening and loosening of screws and nuts. The
system can be used for screw connections in locations that are difficult to access.

The tightening operation is controlled by a separate drive unit to which the system is fitted. The drive unit
can be of either pneumatic or electric type.

The modular structure of the system allows for a wide range of configurations available for different screw
connections and tightening processes.

System Components

The modular GFA system is made up of the following main components:

Summary of Contents for GFA-OOT

Page 1: ...from Serial No Product Instructions Open end and Offset Geared Front Attachments WARNING Read all safety warnings and instructions Failure to follow the safety warnings and instructions may result in...

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Page 3: ...ch if not avoided will result in death or se rious injury WARNING WARNING indicates a hazardous situation which if not avoided could result in death or serious injury CAUTION CAUTION used with the saf...

Page 4: ...GFA module The GFA module comprises a housing which contains a number of gears that is the gear stage The gear stage depends on the length of the GFA module The output gear or output socket can be of...

Page 5: ...y Instructions The assembly procedure varies depending on the configuration Make sure that the square drive of the drive unit 1 matches the input gear profile square hole of the GFA module 2 Functiona...

Page 6: ...ing it in one direction should lock the wheel In the other di rection the gear wheel should be turned easily The direction for locking clockwise or counterclock wise depends on the configuration of th...

Page 7: ...priate lighting for the work task Select the appropriate tool for the work task In noisy environments use ear protection equipment Use high quality inserted tools and consumables to minimize exposure...

Page 8: ...being used Wrong Parameter File might cause too high torque with bodily injury as a result Compare the maximum torque which is shown in the controller with the maximum torque stated in the stated tech...

Page 9: ...ly Clean the GFA system Inspect the system for any damage Check all fastenings of the system Run functional tests and listen for any abnormal noise At least after every 30 000 tightenings Lubricate th...

Page 10: ...p 3 Remove the bearing housing 4 Loosen the hex screws The module can be fastened with two or four hex screws depending on the model 2 3 or 4 stage 5 Open the housing using a flat screwdriver 6 Remove...

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Page 12: ...e collar back latch can include a torque arm flange depending on the configuration 14 Push in the pawl and put the collar back latch over the bearing housing The pawl should go into one of the two gro...

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Page 14: ...tool information see the spare parts list of the specific GFA model 3 Remove the adapter together with the drive unit from the GFA unit 4 Fasten the drive unit in a vice Loosen the adapter clockwise t...

Page 15: ...ve unit and the adapter 2 Apply Loctite 2701 or similar to the threads of the drive unit 3 Fasten the drive unit in a vice and tighten the adapter 4 Fasten the GFA in a vice and attach the adapter to...

Page 16: ...strong force It is recom mended to use a heat gun to facilitate the loosening 4 Loosen and remove the bearing shell adapter from the fork adapter The bearing shell is fixed with Loctite Loosening the...

Page 17: ...the angle head 3 Clean the threads Apply Loctite 2701 or similar to the bearing shell adapter and push it into the fork adapter Note this is not the same bearing shell as the one for the angle head i...

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Page 19: ...ecycling Environmental Regulations When a product has served its purpose it has to be recycled properly Dismantle the product and recycle the components in accordance with local legislation Batteries...

Page 20: ...or copying of the contents or part thereof is prohibited This applies in particular to trademarks model denominations part numbers and drawings Use only authorized parts Any damage or malfunction caus...

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