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130 Machinery Component Maintenance and Repair
After the jack screws have been removed, torque all the anchor bolts to
their designed load. This should be the first and last time the anchor bolts
are tightened. Check the grout job for voids by ringing the baseplate with
a hammer (Figure 3-50). A good grout job will sound like you are hitting
a lead plate, and voids will ring like a bell. If this procedure is followed
to the letter, there will be no voids in the grout.
Figure 3-50. A hammer is used to test the baseplate grout job for voids.
