Removing the end cap
• Clean bearing and adjacent parts.
• Dismount end cover, where fitted.
• Where locking plates are fitted, bend tabs of the locking plate away from the side faces of the
screw heads.
• Remove screws.
• Remove end cap without removing the seal wear ring.

Removing the unit
• Screw mount guide bush using centring bush.
• Push spindle without lock nut through the tubular piston of the hydraulic unit and align with the shaft (a).
• Screw spindle into guide bush (b).
• Position drawing frame with an insert suitable for the extractor shoe.
• The extractor shoe must be in contact with shaft behind the shaft shoulder (c).
• Secure the extractor shoe with a crane to prevent damage to the shaft caused by the extractor
shoe following dismounting.

• Operate hydraulic unit.
• Rotate the outer ring to and fro by hand during removal to prevent stresses occurring in the bearing.
• Switch off the hydraulic unit following the removal process.
• Lift off drawing frame and place to one side.
• Screw spindle out of the guide bush.
• Move hydraulic unit to one side.
• Remove bearing from guide bush.
• Unscrew guide bush