A6C Kelly Spinner

** The Industry Standard for over 30 years **

Installation Operation Maintenance

3711 Melancon Rd., Broussard, La., 70518 ℡337-367-5044 337-367-5047

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Specifications ............................................................... 3

Care and maintenance .................................................. 4

Installation .................................................................... 5

Air motor parts ............................................................. 7

 SPECIFICATIONS

OPERATING PRESSURE 120 PSI

AIR CONSUMPTION 300-330 SCFM

SPEED 170 RPM

STALL TORQUE 1,100 FT-LBS

WEIGHT 1,200 LBS

SUB DIMENSIONS 7-15/16” OD, 3-1/4” ID, 31” L

CONNECTIONS BOX UP, PIN DOWN

6-5/8” API Reg L.H.

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 CARE AND MAINTENANCE

The bearings, located at the top and bottom of the spinner housing, should
be lubricated daily with a lithium base water repellant grease. There are two
alemite grease fittings, located at 180º in both the upper and the lower bearing
seal retainers.
After use, the upper and lower bearings will wear. There is a set of plastic
shims installed between the upper and lower bearing retainer plates and bearing
housings. Each set has several thickness of shims. One or more of these shims
can be removed to adjust for bearing wear. Free play can be determined by rais-
ing and lowering the spinner body casting.
The 1” turnbuckles attached between the kelly spinner and swivel should
never be more than hand tight. The turnbuckles are used as torque arresters.
They do not support any weight. Tightening the turnbuckles can cause mis-
alignment, resulting in excessive bearing wear.
The lower cover plate can be removed or lowered for access to the kelly
spinner internals.
The air motors should be checked periodically for wear. If the motors appear
to be operating sluggishly, make sure the air mufflers are clean before removing
or disassembling the air motors. Also, make sure that they are receiving the
proper amount of air.

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 INSTALLATION

The installation process involves locating and routing air supply lines,
modifying the swivel and installing the spinner and hand control valve.
Survey the rig to determine the best way to route the air lines before instal-
lation is begun. Once this has been done, perform the following steps.

1. Run a 1-½” to 2” air supply line to a convenient place to install a filter-

lubricator assembly, as shown in Fig 1. The lines should be installed to
approximately 1 to 1-½ feet below the mud
line goose neck. Provide a tee in the air supply
line for a connection to the hand control valve.
2. Install the hand control valve in convenient
location, and run ½” -¾” air line to the con-
trol valve inlet. Connect the ¼” twin line to
the control valve and run up the derrick to the
air supply line end.
Fig. 1

3. The kelly spinner installs between the swivel and

the kelly. Break out the swivel-kelly connection
and install the kelly spinner. The swivel pin
threads into the box of the kelly spinner and the
in turn, the pin of the kelly spinner threads into
the kelly. Make up the kelly spinner connections.
4. Weld pad-eyes to the bottom of the bail bumper
and attach the turnbuckles to the kelly spinner
and the pad-eyes, as shown. Tighten the turn-
buckle by hand until snug, then back off one-half
turn. The turnbuckles are torque arresters, NOT
to support the kelly spinner.
Fig. 2

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5. Install the air motors, placing the motor as-
sembly on the rotary hose side of the
swivel. Mount the motors with supplied ⅝”
x 1-¼” bolts.
6. Connect the 1” air supply hose to the stand-
pipe, run along the mud hose to the 1” tee
on the kelly spinner motor assembly. Attach
the air hose to the mud line with supplied
rubber straps. Before making final connec-
tion to the spinner, blow sufficient air
through the lines to clean out all dirt and
debris.
7. The control lines connect the hand control
valve to the relays on the kelly spinner mo-
tor assembly. Run the twin line beneath the
rig floor, up the derrick with the 1” air sup-
ply line to the kelly spinner. Decide which
color, red or green, is desired for left and
right rotation. Connect each hose to the up-
per air fitting of each motor (after blowing
out the lines to ensure they are clean). If,
after installation, it is discovered that the
kelly spinner does not rotate in the direction
desired, swap the lines at the control valve.
8. The operation of the kelly spinner is as fol-
lows:
• The control valve is operated
• Air is delivered to the top port of the bendix housing
• Air pressure forces a piston down which simultaneously engages
the bendix and opens the lower bendix housing air port
• Air is then passed to a relay valve which opens the 1” air line
• The motor is operated until the hand control valve is released

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 AIR MOTOR PARTS

613R Bendix drive RH 621A Gear, drive 632 Housing, bendix

614L Bendix drive LH 621K Key 633 Case, gear
615 Vanes 622 Bearing, needle 633A Cover, gear case
616 Motor mount bolts/LW 622W Washer, ejection 647 Cap screw, cover
617 Rotor 622A Washer, thrust 648 Cap screw, cover
618 Cylinder 623 Housing, motor 649 Piston assembly
618F Front end plate 624 Gasket set, motor 650 Cover, housing
618R Back end plate 625 Collar 651 Ring, piston
619 Rear rotor bearing 626 Seal, gear case 651A Spring, piston return
619A Retainer, rotor bearing 626A Seal, piston 652 Seat, spring
620 Rotor bearing, front 627 Seal, drive shaft 653 Shift ring
620A Gear, pinion 628 Drive shaft 654 Spacer
620B Retainer, pinion gear 629 Bushing, bendix housing 655 Retainer, bendix
621 Bearing, drive shaft 631 Dowel 656 Wick, oil

629A Needle bearing can replace 629 bushing

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 A6C KELLY SPINNER PARTS

Item Qty Part No. Description Item Qty Part No. Description
1 1 600B-8C Housing 13 2 603C-8C Bearing shim pack
2 1 602C-8C Sub, model A6C 14 4 600-6 Grease fitting
3 1 607C-8C Ring gear 15 6 600-3 Capscrew, ring gear
4 1 601B-8C Lower cover plate 16 6 607-1 Capscrew, motor mount
5 2 604F-8C Bearing spacer & seal 17 14 600-4 Capscrew, bearing housing
6 2 603B-1 Bearing cup 18 16 600-5 Capscrew, bearing and seal retainer
7 2 603B-2 Bearing cone 19 16 600-12 Lock washer, bearing and seal
8 1 604T-8C Upper bearing housing 20 6 600-58 Lockwasher, motor mount
9 1 604B-8C Lower bearing housing 21 14 600-34 Lockwasher, bearing housing
10 2 604E-8C Bearing & seal retainer 22 8 600-2 Capscrew, housing
11 2 604-A Seal, grease 23 6 600-7 Lockwasher, ring gear
12 2 657-8C Cover plate, motor hole 24 8 600-8 Lockwasher, housing

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 Item Qty Part No Description
1 2 605P Pad eye
2 2 605P-8C Pad eye
3 2 606 Shackle
4 2 605 Turnbuckle
5 2 605N Jam nut
6 2 612 Muffler
7 4 607-1 Hex head cap screw /LW
8 1 638 Air supply hose, 1”
9 1 640 Pilot line, twin-line, 1/4”
10 1 611R Air motor, right hand rot.
11 1 610L Air motor, left hand rot.

Item Qty Part No Description

12 2 675 Bushing , pipe
13 4 690 Elbow, street, 90º
14 3 676 Nipple, pipe
15 6 682 Elbow, 1/4 NPTx1/4 JIC
16 2 635S Air valve, relay Item Qty Part No Description

17 2 681 Plug, pipe, sq head 24 1 634 Lubricator

18 1 677 Tee, NPT 25 1 630A Air filter
19 2 678 Pipe fitting, /hose 26 1 643A Relay hose LH
20 1 679 Hose, 1” 27 1 643B Relay hose RH
21 2 680 Hose clamp
22 3 683 Adapter, 1/4 NPT x JIC
23 1 636H Air valve, hand control