FF-C-450F
interchangeably with type III, class 2 clamps. Single-saddle wire rope clamps should be placed on eye-loop
connections with their U-bolts on the dead or short end of the rope.
6.1.3 Positioning of components. Wire rope clamps should be placed on the wire rope connection with the
corrugations in their saddles coinciding with the lay of the wire rope. The nuts on the clamps should be retightened
immediately after the initial loading, and at frequent intervals of time thereafter. For the recommended number of
type I, class 1 clamps, see MS16842, for type III, class 1 or class 2 clamps, see MS51868.
6.1.4 Type IV clamps, threaded. Type IV wire rope clamps consist of a split, taper thread body and mating
hexagonal nut and are intended for use on wire rope eye-loops.
6.2 Ordering data. Purchasers should select the preferred options permitted herein and include the following
information in procurement documents:
a. Title, number, and date of this specification.
b. Type, class, size, and quantity of each.
c. Lay, if left handed (see 3.5.1.4).
d. Protective finish requirements if other than hot dip galvanized (see 3.5.4).
e. Design sample, if required (see 3.5.1).
f. Magnetic particle inspection, if required (see 4.4.3.1).
6.3 Military procurement. Personnel within the Military Departments shall refer to MS16842 for type I, class 1
clamps, MS51868 for type III, class 1 and class 2 clamps, and MS16843 for type IV clamps.
6.4 Item name. Defined in accordance with the approved item name in Cataloging Handbook H6, "Clamps, wire
rope, bolted" and "Clamps, wire rope, threaded" covered by this specification are also identified as "Clips, wire rope"
by manufacturers and commercial users.
FIGURE 1. Arrangement for tightening wire rope clamps over steel bars (see 4.4.2.1).
6.5 Subject term (key word) listing.
Bolts
Magnetic
Malleable
Nuts
Saddle
8
For Parts Inquires call Parts Hangar, Inc (727) 493-0744
© Copyright 2015 Integrated Publishing, Inc.
A Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business