INTRODUCTION
Basicinstructions
SHIMMING
Foreachadjustmentoperation,selectadjustingshimsandmeasureindividuallyusingamicrometer,thenaddup
themeasuredvalues:Donotrelyonmeasuringtheentireshimmingset,whichmaybeincorrect,ortheratedvalue
indicatedforeachonshim.
ROTATINGSHAFTSEALS
Forcorrectrotatingshaftsealinstallation,proceedasfollows:
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thoroughlycleantheshaftandcheckthattheworkingsurfaceontheshaftisnotdamaged;
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positionthesealinglipfacingtheuid;withhydrodynamiclips,takeintoconsiderationtheshaftrotationdirection
andpositionthegroovessothattheywilldeviatetheuidtowardstheinnersideoftheseal;
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coatthesealinglipwithathinlayeroflubricant(useoilratherthangrease)andllthegapbetweenthesealinglip
andthedustlipondoublelipsealswithgrease;
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insertthesealinitsseatandpressdownusingasealinstaller;donottapthesealwithahammerormallet;
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whilstinsertingtheseal,checkthatitisperpendiculartotheseat;oncesettled.
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topreventdamagingtheseallipontheshaft,positionaprotectiveguardduringinstallationoperations.
O--RINGSEALS
LubricatetheO--RINGsealsbeforeinsertingthemintheseats,thiswillpreventthemfromoverturningandtwisting,
whichwouldjeopardisesealingefciency.
SEALINGCOMPOUNDS
Applyoneofthefollowingsealingcompoundsonthematingsurfacesmarked,onthismanual,withanX:RTV1473,
RHODORSIL®CAF1orLOCTITEPLASTICGASKET.
Beforeapplyingthesealingcompound,preparethesurfacesasfollows:
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removeanyincrustationsusingawirebrush;
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WARNING
Chemicalhazard!
Alwayswearprotectiveclothingandgoggleswhencleaningwithsolvents,acids,oralkalinechem-
icalagents.Alwaysfollowthechemicalmanufacturer'sinstructions.
Failuretocomplycouldresultindeathorseriousinjury.
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thoroughlyde-greasethesurfacesusingoneofthefollowingcleaningagents:trichlorethylene,Dieselfuelora
waterandsodiumhydroxide(NaOH,alsoknownascausticsoda)solution.
BEARINGS
Wheninstallingbearingsitisadvisedto:
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heatthebearingsto80÷90°Cbeforettingontheshafts;
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allowthebearingstocoolbeforeinstallingthem.
SPRINGPINS
Whenttingsplitsocketelasticpins,ensurethatthepinnotchispositionedinthedirectionoftheforcerequiredto
stressthepin.
Spiralspringpinsdonotrequirespecialpositioning.
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