System and method for mounting a liner element to a mill shell of a mill

A method for mounting a liner element to a mill shell of a mill, wherein when the liner element is mounted on the mill shell, the liner element having a back side arranged to face the mill shell when mounted, and a front side arranged to face an interior of the mill, the method comprising:

• a) inserting one or more fastening bolts into an associated liner element through hole of the liner element from the front side thereof, each of the one or more fastening bolts having a bolt head and a bolt body extending out from the bolt head;
• b) to each of the one or more fastening bolts, attaching an associated liner interface guide element having a locking portion with a cross-sectional dimension being larger than a cross-sectional dimension of the bolt body, such that the associated liner interface guide element locks each of the one or more fastening bolts to the liner element and protrude out from the back side of the liner element to define a guide portion;
• c) lifting by means of a lifting tool the liner element into a position with respect to the mill shell at which the associated liner interface guide elements axially coincides with one or more associated mill shell through-holes;
• d) displacing by means of the lifting tool the liner element into a mounting position at which the liner element is in abutment with the mill shell by allowing the guide portions to penetrate into said one or more associated mill shell through-holes, thereby guiding the liner element into said mounting position, and at the mounting position the guide portion at least partly protrude out from the mill shell to an outside the mill shell thereof so as to present an externally accessible engagement portion;
• e) displacing, by engaging the externally accessible engagement portion, each of the one or more fastening bolts and the associated liner interface guide element with respect to the liner element to a fastening position at which the bolt head engages with the liner element;
• f) removing each of the liner interface guide elements from its associated fastening bolt;
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• g) securing each of the one or more fastening bolts from outside the mill shell using an associated fastener.