Gear Driven Lower Lifters

Model 60L Gear Driven

Lower Lifters
Field Installation
Procedures
Replacement of standard Lower Lifter
Assemblies with the Gear Driven
Lower Lifter option will result in
disassembly of the Seamer down to
the Base level.
Before this process begins, it is highly
suggested to perform a complete
audit of the Seamer to determine if
other components are in need of
replacement.
Having these parts on hand at the time
of assembly will ensure against
delays in projected completion.

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Removal Process when replacing
both Upper and Lower Turret
Assemblies.
Remove the following components from the
machine as prescribed below.
NOTE: Many variations of Lube Systems and
Electrical Wiring schemes have been adapted to
the Model 60L, therefore, No provisions have
been taken in these procedures for the removal
of lubrication lines or Electrical wiring. Remove
conduit or lubrication lines only as needed prior
to component removal.
1. Lower Chucks
a. Remove (3) 1/2 hex. hd. Capscrews
from each assembly.
b. Take out the grease fitting from the Cam
Roll Pin.
c. Turn the assembly 900, remove the
Return Cam Roll and lift the assembly
out of the Turret bore.

2. Motor & Drive components

a. Motor Guard
Guards may vary in design. Removal
process will depend on adaptation.
b. Belt & Motor
Pulleys can remain in place during
the disassembly process.
c. Drive Case Cover
Remove 3/8 Soc. Hd. Capscrews,
loosen set screws holding Link Arm
Pin in place and lift the Cover off the
Drive Case.
d. Drain Oil
90W Gear Lube can be drained once
the 3/4 drain plug is removed.
e. Drive Bracket Assembly
Remove 5/8 Soc. Hd. Capscrews to
pull out the Main Drive Bracket.
Remove 3/8 Soc. Hd. Screws to
remove the Drive Gear Clamp Ring
from over the Vertical Drive Shaft.

Existing Lower Chuck Assemblies.

Main Drive Motor.

Drive Case Cover Components

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3. Filler Drive/Seamer Safety Clutch and
In-Motion Timer Assemblies.
(Cannery machines only)
a. Disconnect couplings or drive shafting
between the In-Motion Timer and filler.
b. Support the Filler Drive Bracket
Assembly.
c. Remove (4) 1/2" Hex. Hd. Capscrews
from the Bracket in the front and (2) from
under the machine.
d. Lower the Assembly and remove.

4. Intermediate Gear Assembly

a. Support the Gear Assembly from under
the machine.
b. Loosen the 3/8" set screw in the side of
the Support Collar under the machine.
c. Pull off the Snap Ring from the bottom of
the shaft.
d. Lower the Assembly from under the
machine. You may have to use the
Handwheel to rock the assembly back
and forth to lower it down.

Intermediate Gear Assembly

Filler Drive/Seamer Safety Clutch Assembly

5. Intermediate Pinion
a. Attach a long 1/2" eye bolt to the top of
the Vertical Drive Shaft.
b. Remove fasteners from Intermediate
Pinion Retainer and lower the Vertical
Drive Shaft.
c. Loosen set screw to remove Pinion.

6. Cap Feed Drive

a. Remove both 1/4" fasteners from the
Motor Base Guard Plate and remove.
b. Attach a long 1/2" eyebolt through this
opening and into the Cap Feed Drive
Shaft.
c. Remove fasteners from the Cap Feed
Drive Pinion Retainer.
d. Loosen the 1/2 set screw in the Cap
Feed Turret Pinion and remove.
e. Remove 1/2" fasteners from the Cap
Feed Turret Gear and lower from the
machine.
f. Let the Cap Feed Turret Shaft rest at the
bottom of the Base Support.

Intermediate Pinion located on

the bottom of the Vertical Drive Shaft.

Cap Feed Drive Pinion Assembly located on

the bottom of the Separator Drive Shaft.
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7. Drive Case
a. Tighten Upper Turret Hub Clamp Screw.
b. Remove Cap Guide Section Outer and
Discharge Rail Shaft Support Bracket.

Discharge Rail & Cap Guide Section Outer

c. Remove Seaming Cam fasteners from

Drive Case.
d. Block up Cap Feed Bracket from
under the Feed Turret Hub.

Seaming Cam separated from Drive Case.

d. Remove Cap Feed Bracket Support

fasteners (1/2" Soc. Hd. Capscrews) at
the Drive Case.
e. Use Elevator Assembly to raise the Drive
Case until Elevator Screws disengage
from Column threaded inserts.
f. Lift off Drive Case.

Cap Feed Bracket Support disconnected

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g. Remove fasteners from the Drive Hub
Bearing Retainer to pull out the Drive
Hub.

Drive Hub inside the Drive Case.

8. Upper Turret
a. Loosen Seaming Roll Lever clamp screw
to pull down all Roll Levers. Perform this
operation between 1st and 2nd operation
seam cycle to clear Seaming Chucks on
the way down.
b. Lift out Seaming Lever Shaft and Levers.
Pull out Lift Balls as the Levers are
removed.
c. Remove Knockout Pads and lift out
Knockout Rods.
d. Remove Seaming Cam from on top of
the Upper Turret.
e. Remove Feed Turret.
Attach Turret lift fixture and over head
hoist.
f. Loosen Turret Hub Clamp Screw.
g. Lift off Turret.

Seaming Roll Levers

Upper Bearing
Retainer
Spindle Drive
Gear

h. Remove Turret components;

-Bearing Retainers and Seaming
Spindles.
-Bearing Retainers
-Spindle Drive Gear and Ball Bearing
i. Lift out the Vertical Drive Shaft.

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Seaming Spindle
Knockout Rod
Seaming Spindle
Bearing Retainer

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9. Lower Turret
a. Remove Bearing Locknut (Spanner
J-15767) from Turret Drive Gear under
the Base and use a gear puller to pull
down the Gear.
b. Lift out the Lower Turret.
10. Lower Chuck Cams
a. Remove Lower Chuck Return Cams.
If new Cams are replacing old ones, the
assembly procedure explains the
process.
If the old Cams are to be used, they must
be removed and remachined as outlined
on Data Sheet G60.227.

Bearing Locknut holding the

Turret Drive Gear in place.

NOTE:It is very important to inspect all parts

removed from the Seamer to ensure they
are in a replaceable condition. Replace
Ball Bearings, Oil Seals and O-Rings as
needed.

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Assembly Procedure
Replacing both Upper and Lower
Turret Assemblies.
NOTE:The Upper Turret being replaced must be
equipped with standard Seaming Lever
Shafts (3L644) to install parts removed
from the original Turret.
Carefull inspection of all components
must be performed before the assembly
process begins. Ball Bearings, Oil Seals,
O-Rings, Thrust Washers and Springs
should be considered for immediate
Fit Keys to Seaming Spindle Drive Gear,
replacement.
Drive Gear Hub and Vertical Drive Shaft.
1. Fit Shafting Keyways
a. Fit existing Drive Gear Hub and new Key
to new Vertical Drive Shaft keyway.
Must travel a minimum of 10 inches
from the top of the shaft and hold a
.0005" to .0015" radial tolerance.
b. Fit New Seaming Spindle Drive Gear
Key.
Drive Gear must travel full length of
keyway and hold a .0005" to .0015"
radial tolerance.
c. Fit new Lower Turret Drive Gear and
Keys to Lower Turret.

2. Lower Turret w/Lower Chuck Drive Gear

a. Install Lower Turret w/ Dr. Gr.
b. Adjust gear position to time the Feed
Turret with the Lower Turret pockets.
c. Install Keys (2) fit up earlier and the
d. Lower Turret Drive Gear.
e. Install the Bearing Locknut and
Washer using Spanner J-15767 or
equivalent.

Pull up Turret Drive Gear and install Bearing

Lockwasher & Nut. Use Spanner J-15767.
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FOLLOW THE NEXT STEPS IF YOUR
ASSEMBLY WAS PURCHASED WITHOUT A
NEW UPPER TURRET.
If not, proceed to step 4.
THIS IS A PROCEDURE TO LOCATE AND
REPIN THE UPPER TURRET HUB AFTER
BORE ALIGNMENT HAS BEEN MADE.
2A. Upper Turret & Lower Turret
Bore Alignment.
Note: Turret must be clean, torqued
together at 60 ft. lbs. and ready for
Spindle Drive Gear and Seaming
Spindle installation.

NOTE:Check Seaming Lever Shaft bore

bushings for excessive wear at this time
to ensure they are still within tolerance.
Check bushings using a new Lever Shaft
and dial indicator.
Tolerance range is minimum .002" and
maximum .0035" side play.
It is suggested to replace bushings if they
are all consistently out of the maximum
allowable tolerance.
9. Ensure that all metal chips have been
cleaned out of the Turret from the drilling
process.
Start the assembly process at step #3.

1. Remove the Upper Turret Hub from the

Lower Turret Hollow Shaft shipped with
the assembly.
2. Install the new Upper Turret Hub onto the
existing Upper Turret removed from the
machine. Leave out the 1/2" location
dowels, O-Ring and Oil Seal.
3. Lower the Upper Turret assembly onto
the Hollow Shaft aligning the Hub Key
with the Shaft keyway.
4. Leave 10 inches between Turrets before
tightening the Hub clamp bolt. Leave the
overhead lift attached with a little slack in
the line.
5. Use a dial indicator extended down from
the Seaming Spindle to properly locate
Upper Turret bores radially on the Hub.
6. Shift the Upper Turret radially to get a
Total Indicator Reading (TIR) less than
.010 of an inch around the entire bore. It
is important to hold this dimension as
close as possible prior to pinning.
7. Tighten Upper Turret Hub Screws when
dial readings have been met, loosen Hub
clamp screw, and lift off the Upper Turret.
8. Use a 31/64 Drill and .499 Reamer to pin
the Hub to the Turret. Use (2) 1/2" dia. X
1-1/2" long stainless steel dowel pins.
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Aligning Upper and Lower Turret bores

using s dial indicator attached to the
Seaming Spindle. It is suggested to recheck
bore alignment after pinning.
Cannery max. TIR = .012
Can Shop max. TIR = .010
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3. Upper Turret
a. Split to install Seaming Spindle Drive
Gear, Ball Bearing & Snap Ring.
b. Install Upper Bearing Retainers.
c. Install Seaming Spindles.
d. Install Knockout Springs, Spacers and
Bearings into the Upper Bearing
Retainers.
e. Install Turret Assembly onto Lower Turret
Hollow Shaft.

Install the Spindle Drive Gear first.

Assemble Upper Bearing Retainers
and then Seaming Spindles.

Turn the Turret over to install Knockout

Springs, Spacers and Bearings.

4. Seaming Cam
a. Align grease ports between the Seaming
Cam Bearing Retainer and Upper Turret.

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5. Drive Case
a. Position over Columns to start Elevator
Screws into Column Threaded Inserts.
First turn the Elevator crank handle
counterclockwise until the ends of
Elevator Screws have located into the
Inserts.
Turn the Handle clockwise to engage
threads.
b. Level Drive Case to within .005" between
all three columns.
c. Lower the Drive Case using the Elevator
System, pregrease the Seaming Cam Oil
Seal, permatex mating surfaces between
Cam Hub and Drive Case to install
fasteners.
6. Vertical Drive Shaft and Intermediate
Drive Pinion.
a. Use a 1/2 eyebolt and over head lift to
lower the Drive Shaft through the Upper
Turret down through the Lower Turret
Hollow Shaft, align splines and block up
from the floor so not to bottom splines
out in the Lower Chuck Drive Gear.
b. Install the Intermediate Drive Pinion.

Align Column Supports and carefully

engage Elevator Screws.

Adjust Elevator Worm Gears until the

Drive Case is within .005 TIR.
(Total Indicator Reading).

Lower Drive Case to attach

Seaming Cam Hub.
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7. Drive Case, Cover & Clutch Assembly
a. Pull up Vertical Drive Shaft and install
Pinion fasteners from under the machine.
b. Install Drive Gear Hub,Bearing and
Retainer. Use permatex on Retainer
mating surface with Drive Case.
c. Install Gearing, Main Drive Bracket and
Clutch components. Make required
adjustments. Bevel Drive Gear Shims
and clearances should not have changed
between the Drive Bevel Pinion and Gear
assembled on the Drive bracket.

Main Drive Pinion and Gear.

8. Cap Feed Bracket Support

a. Align Cap Feed Bracket before securing.
Use alignment fixture J-4806 if available.
b. If no fixture is available, place two Marker
Assembly Pins into their respective bores
in the Cap Feed Bracket.
c. Place a straight edge against the outside
of the Pins and over in front of the
Column to the left.
d. Move the Bracket radially until there is 5/8
of an inch between the Column and
straight edge. Secure fasteners.
Using J-4806 to align Cap Feed Bracket. Use
straight edge against pins if without Fixture.

9. Motor
a. Install Motor, Sheave and Driven Pulley.
b. Install Motor Guard.

Motor Base and Drive Motor installed.

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10. Lower Chuck Return Cams & Lower
Chuck Cam.
a. Modify existing Return Cams or replace.
b. Modification Data Sheet #G60.227 can be
used to make necessary cuts for gear
clearance. Use this Data Sheet if using
existing Cams.
11. Seaming Star Hub & Seaming Chuck Bell
a. Align Seaming Star Hub using the
Seaming Spindle and a dial indicator.
b. Hold total indicator reading within .010 of
an inch.
c. Install Seaming Chucks.
d. Adjust Seaming Star Hub vertically until
Chuck flanges clear the Bell by .010 of an
inch.

Star Hub alignment using a dial indicator

from the Seaming Spindle.

12. Upper Turret & Feed Turret Alignment

a. Install a Feed Pocket Liner into one of the
Seaming Star Hub pockets and one into
the Feed Turret pocket.
b. Use these two locations to align Turrets.
13. Cap Feed Turret & Cap Feed Drive
a. Install Cap Feed Turret Gear.
b. Install Cap Feed Pinion Gear Assembly
to the bottom of the Separator Drive
Shaft.
c. Use a long 1/2" eyebolt to pull up the
Separator Drive Shaft.
d. Install Pinion Gear fasteners.
e. Check alignment between Turrets and
remove the Seaming Star Hub pocket
Liner.
NOTE:Use a can or can body when Liners are
installed for final adjustments. Feed
Turret shaft keyway to Lower Turret
alignment is an initial adjustment for
aligning gear teeth.

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Lower Turret and Feed Turret Shaft

alignment on atmospheric or
Can Shop Machines.
Steam Vacuum machines align
between the bores.

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14. Lower Chuck Assemblies

a. Install and adjust Return Cam
clearances.
b. The Makeup side of the Return Cams
should be adjusted to provide .006 to
.010 of an inch clearance at the tightest
spot.
c. The Discharge side should be adjusted
to provide .001 to .006 of an inch
clearance at the tightest spot.
Adjust Shims to obtain drop off from can
infeed table.

Adjust Return Cam Roll clearance by moving

Return Cams radially until tolerance levels
are meet.

15. Lower Chuck Spring Pressure

a. Use a Dillon Force Gauge or Force Cell
Gauge to adjust Lower Chuck Spring
pressure. Set pressures according to
required body hooks.

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Dillon Force Gauge

used to set Lower
Chuck Spring
Pressures.

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b. Adjust Can Feed Wear Plate drop off to
Lower Chuck Plates using required Shim
amounts.
c. Drop off should be between .012 to .018
of an inch on Can Shop machines and
.008 to .012 of an inch on Cannery
machines

Use a depth micrometer to adjust drop

off to Lower Chuck Plates.

16. Seaming Cam Levers and Seaming roll

Levers.
a. Install Seaming Lever Shafts into their
respective Turret bores. Pregrease Lift
Springs and Balls prior to installation.
b. Install Seaming Roll Levers.
c. Adjust endplay to .003 to .005 of an inch
between the Seaming Cam Lever and
Turret surface.
d. Adjust Seaming Roll height over Chuck
flanges and set seams.

Endplay checked here

or at tightest spot.

Lift Ball & Spring

Adjust Seaming Roll profile Height over

Seaming Chuck flanges and Set Seams.
Profile height and seams should always
be set together.

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17. Intermediate Gear Assembly
a. Pregrease the thrust Washer against the
Base.
b. Use a floor jack to install the Gear
Assembly aligning gear teeth on the way
up.
c. Install the Set Collar and Snap Ring.
d. Tighten the Set Screw against the flat
spot in the Intermediate Shaft.

Intermediate Gear Assembly

Filler Drive/Seamer
Safety Clutch Assembly

Backlash adjustment screws are

located directly beneath the
Intermediate Shaft Collar

18. Filler Drive/Seamer Safety Clutch and

In-Motion Timer Assemblies.
(Cannery applications only)
a. Install the Filler Drive Bracket and InMotion Timer Assemblies.
b. Use set screws in the Bracket to adjust
Pinion backlash to within .003 to .005 of
an inch.
c. Tighten Bracket fasteners into the Collar.
19. Pin Gauge Height
a. Loosen Drive Case Support Clamp
bolts (3).
b. Loosen Feed Turret clamp screws (2).
c. Loosen the Discharge Rail Lever clamp
screw (1).
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d. Loosen the Upper Turret Hub Clamp bolt.

e. Locate Seaming Station #1 within the 1st
Operation Seam Setting area.
f. Use the Seamer Elevator System to
adjust Pin Height. Always adjust Pin
g. Height when raising the Turret and Drive
Case Assemblies.
h. Tighten all clamp screws.
20. Timing
a. Install Feed Turret and Liners.
b. Install Seaming Star Hub Liners.
c. Install Cap Guide Section Outer.
d. Make all adjustments necessary to
properly feed covers and cans through
the Seamer.
Grease all fittings before startup. Lower
Chuck grease intervals = every 8 hours
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