Ramset RAM 5500 Slide Gate Operator Parts

Ramset RAM 5500 Slide Gate Operator Replacement Parts

Genuine Ramset replacement parts for the RAM 5500 slide gate operator, listed against the factory parts diagram above. Find the reference number on the drawing, match it in the table below and click the part number to order. Assembly breakdowns follow the main list, so you can buy a complete assembly or just the one component inside it that failed.

The RAM 5500 is the heavy-duty machine in the Ramset chain-drive slide range, rated to 45 feet of travel with a continuous-duty motor. If you know it as a Ramset R5500 gate opener rather than an operator, it is the same unit.

Ramset RAM 5500 Operator Parts

Clutch Release Assembly — 800-75-21

Components supplied inside the clutch release assembly — this is what the foot pedal acts on. Order the complete assembly above, or any single component below.

Idler Wheel Assembly — 800-75-31

Components supplied inside the idler wheel assembly. Two are fitted per operator. Order the complete assembly above, or any single component below.

Limit Shaft Assembly — 800-75-73

Components supplied inside the limit shaft assembly. Order the complete assembly above, or any single component below.

Cover Assembly — 800-75-08

Components supplied inside the cover assembly. Order the complete assembly above, or any single component below.

Chain Kit — 800-75-66

Components supplied inside the chain kit. The RAM 5500 and RAM 1000 run #40 chain — the RAM 100 uses #41, so check before ordering.

Common Ramset RAM 5500 Faults and the Parts That Fix Them

Most calls we take about the RAM 5500 come down to one of the following. Work through them in the order given — the cheap checks come first on purpose.

Gate overruns, stops short, or will not stop

Travel is set by adjustment nuts on a threaded limit shaft, driven by a short #41 limit chain (ref 18). Check the two limit switches (ref 12), then the limit chain for stretch or a jumped link, then the limit shaft assembly (ref 37). The spring-loaded bracket (ref 20) must free the nuts when depressed.

Parts: 800-20-01 · 800-52-21 · 800-75-73 · 800-20-51 · 800-54-76

Motor overheats or trips out on a heavy gate

Check the thermal overload button on the back of the motor first. Then confirm the machine is rated for the gate: the 3/4 HP version is good to 1,500 lbs and the 1 HP to 2,500 lbs. A gate that has grown heavier, or rollers that have stiffened, will cook a motor that was correctly sized when installed.

Parts: 800-04-01 (3/4 HP) · 800-04-02 (1 HP) · 800-02-06

Foot pedal will not release, or the gate will not re-engage

The foot pedal acts on the clutch release assembly (ref 33). The release fork (ref 17), its return spring (ref 14) and the 4-pin disc inside the clutch are what wear. The operator will not respond at all until the gate is properly re-engaged.

Parts: 800-75-21 · 800-24-21 · 800-22-02 · 800-24-01 · 800-20-20

Chain slack, jumping the sprocket, or the gate judders

Check both idler wheels (ref 35) — the UHMW wheels wear oval and stop taking up slack, and the sleeve bushing wears with them. Then the drive sprocket (ref 9) for hooked teeth. On a 2,500 lb gate the chain and sprocket wear noticeably faster than on the lighter machines.

Parts: 800-75-31 · 800-46-01 · 800-06-09 · 800-75-66

Nothing happens, or the gate runs a couple of feet and reverses

No lights at all means the transformer (ref 21), the rocker switch (ref 22) or a blown fuse. If it runs then reverses, that is the ERD reading an obstruction — check the gate rolls freely before touching the sensitivity. If the wall button works but the remote does not, it is the radio receiver terminal (ref 25).

Parts: 800-60-01 · 800-60-10 · 800-63-00 · 800-64-00 · 800-64-50

None of this is a substitute for a service call on a gate that is binding, dragging, or riding badly on its rollers or track. A mechanical problem in the gate will destroy whichever part you fit.

Other Ramset Slide Gate Operator Parts

The RAM 5500 shares its chassis, clutch, limit shaft, idler wheels and chain kit with the RAM 1000 — only the motor differs. The RAM 100 and RAM 50 are smaller machines with their own chassis and #41 chain. If you are not certain which unit you have, check the label inside the cover.

• Ramset RAM 1000 slide gate operator parts
• Ramset RAM 100 slide gate operator parts
• Ramset RAM 50 slide gate operator parts
• All Ramset gate operator parts

Ramset part numbers all begin 800- and are stamped or labelled on most major components. If the number on your part has worn off, match it visually against the diagram above and confirm the reference number rather than going by the description alone — several Ramset gate openers use similar looking parts in different sizes. Not sure what you are looking at? Send us a photo and we will identify it.