The invention discloses a maintenance method for a frame roller of a roughing mill, which uses a roughing mill frame roller maintenance fixture which comprises a push-pull trolley, a roller replacing hook, a roller replacing rail mechanism, a transverse moving trolley, a lifting device and the like. The maintenance method includes: integrally demounting the frame roller before lifting, erecting arail of the roller replacing rail mechanism below a frame roller mounting position, pushing the transverse moving trolley right below the frame roller, descending the frame roller on the transverse moving trolley, pulling out the frame roller along the roller replacing rail mechanism to a position above the transverse moving trolley, and using the lifting device for lifting before rotating at a certain angle, so that the push-pull trolley can be pulled out of a roughing mill gateway for maintenance and replacement. Using the maintenance method can realize demounting and lifting of the roughing mill frame roller, enable the demounting and lifting process to be convenient and quick, increase maintenance speed and reduce labor intensity. Therefore, continuity, high efficiency, stability and smoothness of hot rolling production can be guaranteed, high efficiency, orderliness and high quality of maintenance can be guaranteed, and online maintenance time for the frame roller is shortened.