TM 5-3815-224-14&P Figure 5.  Installing a Rope Socket WARNING Wear   approved   leather   gloves   when   working with wire rope. 1. Thread the rope  through  the  socket  and  bring  it around  in  an  easy  to  handle  loop.    Allow  the  rope  to assume its natural lay; do not twist the rope. WARNING The live end of the rope must be in a straight line through the socket. 2. The dead end of the rope must not extend more than  7  inches  past  the  end  of  the  socket.    Insert  the wedge in the rope loop and pull the wedge and rope loop tight    enough    to    hold    the    wedge    in    position    during handling.    Final  wedge  positioning  will  take  place  under full operating loads. WARNING Make sure the live end of the rope is not kinked at the point where it leaves the socket. 3. After  the  socket  is  pinned  to  the  boom  point  or hook   block,   apply   gradually   increasing   loads   until   the wedge is seated in the socket.  Avoid any sudden shock loads  before  the  wedge  is  in  its  final  position.    When seated properly, the wedge will just protrude beyond the end of the socket. 4. Cut a piece of rope and secure it to the dead end of the rope with two clamps as shown in Figure 5. DISMANTLING UNREEVING WARNING Keep hands and clothing clear of rotating drums. Carefully lower the boom and jib to a horizontal position and  install  suitable  cribbing  under  each  section  of  the boom and jib.  Lower the boom and jib onto the cribbing. Disconnect the hoist  lines  at  the  dead  end  and  unreeve the hook block(s) and boom point.  Slowly wind the rope onto  the  drum  by  moving  the  appropriate  drum  lever  to the  raise  position.    A  lead  or  brass  hammer   may   be useful  in  tapping  the  rope  over  as  it  is  being  wound  on the  drum.    Do  not  use  a  steel  hammer  or  pinch  bar. These can readily cause damage to the rope.  After the boom  and  jib  hoist  lines  have  been  unreeved  from  the boom  point,  wind  the  hoist  lines  onto  their  respective drum. NOTE A  tension  should  be  induced  into  the  rope  by providing some means of braking the wire rope. A tight winding is imperative. CRANE  BOOM.    To  remove  the  crane  boom  and  jib, proceed as follows: WARNING Do not stand under the boom or inside the boom structure when removing pins.  The boom could fall   if   improperly   supported   and   could   cause serious injury. CAUTION If  machine  is  equipped  with  a  fairlead,  swing  it out  of  the  way  to  fully  lower  the  boom.    See FAIRLEAD and LAGGING Manual (TM 5-3815-223 -1 4&P). 1. Support the jib with suitable cribbing (see Figure 3):  Remove the jib suspension cables and jib strut. 2. Remove   the   pins   which   secure   the   jib   to   the boom, and remove the jib. 3. Disconnect any electrical cables that are attached   to   the   boom.      Coil   the   cables   and   securely fasten them to the machine cab. 4. Relax the boom suspension and connect the guy lines   at   the   first    insert    adjacent    to    the    tip    section. Remove the extra guy lines from the boom point. 5. Engage  the  boom  hoist  and  lift  the  boom  just enough  to  remove  the  bottom  connecting  pins  from  the tip and insert. 6