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Share the short check list below with your team, to help them save time on-site, avoid common frustrations and improve elevator ride quality.
1. Roller guide and rail alignment
- Roller guide must be aligned perpendicular to guide rail
- Adjust roller guide until the alignment is correct
2. Roller wheel positioning
- Face roller wheel should be centered on face of guide rail
- Adjust roller guide left or right to center face roller wheel
3. Guide base-to-face of guide rail distance
- Install with correct distance from face of guide rail to the guide base
- Align center of the front mounting bolt slot the specified distance from face of guide rail
- Model B – 2” from face of guide rail
- Model D – 1” from face of guide rail
4. Roller wheel preload (25 – 50 lbf)
- Preload should be between 25 – 50 lbf on the side and face roller wheels
- It should be possible to skid roller wheels on guide rail by hand with moderate effort
Side roller wheel preload
- Adjust preload force on guide rail using the side arm adjustment nut
Face roller wheel preload
- Adjust preload force on guide rail using the face arm adjustment nut
- Turn side arm or face arm nuts clockwise to increase the force and counterclockwise to reduce it, until the correct force is achieved
5. Elevator float (MODEL B only)
- Set maximum float
- Turn square-head set screw to increase or decrease the gap between flat washer and head of square-head set screw
- Amount of float will be approximately twice the gap measured i.e. 1/16” gap = 1/8” float
Note:
- DO NOT lubricate any parts of Model B or Model D roller guide
- Model D does not have adjustable stops
If you still have questions about installing ELSCO roller guides, don’t hesitate to call ELSCO Customer Service at 410.363.9020, or e-mail us at info@elscoguides.com. We are always available to help troubleshoot technical issues.