Type I, II and III clamps, bolted. Types I, II and III wire rope clamps are intended for use on wire rope eyeloop connections or complete-loop, end-to-end connections where socketing or splicing is not feasible when a nonpermanent or temporary joint is required. The clamps also may be used in an end-to-end connection to make a continuous length wire rope, but in emergency cases only.

Single-saddle clamps. Single-saddle wire rope clamps, type I, may be used interchangeably with doublesaddle wire rope clamps, type II and type III, class 1, on wire ropes of the same diameter but should not be used 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.

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.

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.