The motor lifting eye bolt is the lifting point that threads into the top of your vibratory separator's motor, so the motor can be hoisted, lowered, and set safely during installation, counterweight service, or a motor replacement.

The motor is the heaviest single component on a round separator, and it sits in the middle of the machine where there is nothing convenient to grab. Slinging it by the conduit box, the cooling fins, or the counterweight housings risks damaging the motor and dropping the load. The eye bolt gives your hoist one clean lifting point on the motor itself — which is what that threaded hole in the housing is there for.

It is also a part that quietly goes missing. Eye bolts get left behind during a rebuild, painted over, cross-threaded, bent by a bad pull, or corroded in a washdown environment, and a damaged one should be replaced rather than re-used. Most maintenance crews keep a spare on the shelf so a planned motor pull never waits on hardware.

Not sure which one your machine takes? Send us your motor tag or machine model and we will match it for you.

Purpose-Matched Replacement vs. Whatever Is in the Shop Drawer

• Matched to your motor: we supply the eye bolt that belongs in your separator's motor, rather than leaving you to guess at a substitute that bottoms out, sits proud of the housing, or will not thread in at all.
• Lifting hardware, not general hardware: a general-purpose eye from the shop drawer is not a lifting point. Using one to pick up a motor is how eye bolts straighten out under load.
• One call instead of a parts hunt: it ships alongside the counterweights, springs, gaskets, and screens for the same machine, so a motor rebuild is one order and one shipment.
• Backed by people who know the machine: we sell round separator parts every day, so the answer to “will this fit my unit?” comes from working with the equipment, not a catalog lookup.

• Compatible Motors: Fits the drive motors used on round vibratory separators, including ItalVibras and Martin Engineering units.
• Application: Round vibratory separators, gyratory screeners, and sifters where the motor comes off for counterweight, bearing, grease, or replacement service.
• Confirm Your Fit: Motor housings differ between makes and horsepower classes. Send us a photo of your motor tag, or tell us your machine model, and we will confirm the right eye bolt before you order.
• Lifting Scope: This is the lifting point for the motor — not for the motor plus the screener frame, deck stack, or a loaded machine.

• Lead Times: In-stock hardware item — contact us to confirm current availability.
• Shipping Options: Parcel shipping; ships with other parts on the same order.
• Expedited Shipping: Available upon request—contact us to prioritize your order.

• Removing or reinstalling a motor during a motor swap or rebuild
• Lifting the motor clear for counterweight, bearing, or grease service
• Setting and positioning the motor during new machine assembly
• Restoring the lifting point on a used or rebuilt motor that arrived without one
• Keeping a spare on the maintenance shelf so a planned motor pull never waits on hardware

Installation & Use Tips

Thread the eye bolt in fully so it seats flat against the machined surface of the motor. A gap between the eye bolt and the housing puts the load in the wrong place, which is how they fail. Do not shim it, and do not leave it backed off to “aim” the eye.

Lift straight up whenever the job allows. Pulling at an angle is much harder on the eye bolt than a straight vertical lift.

Look it over before every lift. A bent eye, a worn or elongated eye hole, damaged threads, nicks, cracks, or heavy corrosion all mean the eye bolt gets replaced, not straightened. It is also not meant to be left in place as a permanent tie-down point.

Follow your motor manufacturer's manual and your own site lifting procedures. Lock out and tag out the machine before rigging, and keep everyone clear of the suspended motor.

• Forged Steel Construction: A solid forged body built to be lifted with — not a general hardware substitute.
• Made in the USA: US-forged and marked.
• Seats Flat to the Motor: Designed to bottom out against the motor housing so the load is carried the way it should be.
• Direct Replacement: Restores the original lifting point on a motor that lost, bent, or corroded its eye bolt.
• Matched by Our Team: Send your motor tag and we will confirm the right one for your machine.

• Type: Threaded motor lifting eye bolt.
• Material: Forged steel.
• Sold As: Individually — one eye bolt per unit ordered.
• Application: Lifting point for vibratory separator drive motors.
• Fitment: Confirmed against your motor make, horsepower class, and machine model — contact us with your motor tag.
• Shipping: Parcel; expedited available on request.

Q: What is the motor lifting eye bolt for?

A: It threads into the top of your separator's motor and gives a hoist or crane a single lifting point when the motor is removed, serviced, or installed.

Q: Where does it go?

A: Into the threaded lifting hole in the motor housing. Most separator drive motors are built with one.

Q: Is this sold individually or as a pair?

A: Individually — each unit is one eye bolt. If you want a spare for the shelf, just increase the quantity before you add it to the cart.

Q: Will it fit my motor?

A: Motor housings differ between makes and horsepower classes. Send us a photo of your motor tag or call (866) 265-1575 and we will confirm the right eye bolt for your machine before you order.

Q: Can I lift the whole screener with it?

A: No. This is a lifting point for the motor only. Lifting a complete separator — frame, deck stack, and material — has to use the machine's own lifting provisions.

Q: When should an eye bolt be replaced?

A: Any time it shows a bent eye, a worn or elongated eye hole, damaged threads, nicks, cracks, or significant corrosion. Damaged lifting hardware gets replaced, not repaired.

Q: Do you stock the rest of the motor parts?

A: Yes — upper and lower counterweight assemblies, motor grease, springs and spools, and complete replacement motors for round separators. Add them to the same order and they ship together.