GE AK-15 - Remounting Primary Disconnect Fingers

SECTION
6
EQUIPMENT
CONVERSION
Step
5
.
Place
the
cylindrical
spacer
and
spring
on
the
bolt
and
secure
it
with
a
washer
and
nut
.
Step
6
.
Tighten
the
nut to
obtain
60
-
70
lbs
.
pressure
per
set
of four
fingers
when
spread
Vi
'
apart
,
as
shown
,
and
lock
with the
second
nut
.
If
a
pressure
gauge
is
not
available
,
compress
the
spring
to
a
]
Vii
'
dimension
for
proper
pressure
.
Remounting
Primary
Disconnect
Fingers
DRAW
OUT
BREAKERS
Remount
the
primary
disconnect
fingers
on
the
new
lower
studs
.
Refer
to
appropriate
maintenance
manual
.
Draw
Out
Breakers
Type
AK
-
15
Only
:
Modify
primary
disconnects
as
follows
:
(
Refer
to
Fig
.
6
-
3
)
Step
1
.
Place
spacer
with
off
-
center
hole
in
the hole
of
the
stud
wThile
sliding
the
newr
retainer
completely
on
the
stud
.
Step
2
.
Place the
new
retaining ring
on
the stud
.
Insert
the
tip
of
the
upper
fingers
under
the
retaining
ring
and
place
the bowr
tie
spacers
in
the
fingers
.
Step
3
.
Place
the retainer
over
the
upper
fingers
and
insert
the bolt
.
Step
4
.
Insert
the
tip
of
the lowrer
fingers
under the
retain
-
ing
ring
and
place
the bow
*
tie
-
shaped
spacers
in
the
fingers
.
Locate
the lower retainer
to
hold the bow
*
tie
-
shaped
spacers
in
place
.
CAUTION
:
Adequate
primary
contact
force
is
essential
.
Tighten
the
nuts
on
the
!
4
x
20
mount
-
ing
bolts
to
obtain
a
spring
dimension
of
%
to
L
%
.
The
proper
dimension
between
contact
fin
-
gers
is
V
\
*
"
.
Proper
contact
force
is
60
to
70
lbs
.
with
the
contacts
spread
to
Vi
'
.
O
UPPER
RETAINER
(
RE
-
REUSE
EXISTING
HARDWARE
BL
.
-
4
-
.
1
/
2
"
fsr
^
1
w
I
I
I
T
V
FINGER
(
RE
)
BOW
TIE
SPACER
(
RE
)
SPRING
(
RE
)
SPACER
(
RE
)
TOWER
RETAINER
(
RF
.
)
WASHER
(
RE
)
NUT
(
RE
)
u
5
/
32
±
1
/
16
BOLT
(
RE
)
Fig
.
6
-
3
.
Primary
Disconnects
for
New
Lower
Stud
22
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