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Repairing the dish
10 Mar 2011
Yes
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Repairing the Dish

No
 
The broken bearing still inside the dish  
The broken bearing after it was removed  
Close up of the severe damage to the bearing  
Steel girders are installed to support the removal of the old bearing and installation of the new  
 
The concrete pedestals that carried the jacks, used to support the weight of the superstructure while the faulty bearing was removed.  
The Superstructure is raised away from the bearing so it can be removed  
Readying the new bearing for installation in the antenna  
Preparing to lift the new bearing  
Installing the new bearing  
 
Guiding the new bearing into the tower  
Guiding the bearing into the tower  
Preparing to lift the new bearing  
Installing the new bearing  
Guiding the new bearing into the tower  
 
Guiding the bearing into the tower  
Placing the bearing onto the steel support struts  
Manoevering the bearing along the support struts  
Long view of the operation  
Bearing is successfully manoevered inside the tower, where it will be slotted into place and the superstructure lowered onto it.  
 
Contact: Hooper, David (STFC,RAL,RALSP)

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