8.4 DISMANTLING 204, 255, 321 & 365 COMPRESSOR FOR MAJOR OVERHAUL (Continued)
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Fig. 67. Rotor Weights
The thrust bearing sleeves and the angular contact thrust bearings can now be easily removed. The
balance piston and balance piston sleeves are now accessible and, with the aid of the screwed ‘T’
bars, (see Special Tool List, Section 9.3) the pistons and sleeves are removed.
The journal bearings can now be extracted from the Main and Inlet casings using an extractor tool.
See Tool List Section 9.3.
Fit new journal bearings using assembly tool in preparation for re-assembly.
The journal bearings are located by a dowel pin and are retained by circlips.