INTRODUCTION
Basicinstructions
SHIMMING
Foreachadjustmentoperation,selectadjustingshimsandmeasureindividuallyusingamicrometer,thenaddup
therecordedvalues.Donotrelyonmeasuringtheentireshimmingset,whichmaybeincorrect,ortheratedvalue
indicatedoneachshim.
ROTATINGSHAFTSEALS
Forcorrectrotatingshaftsealinstallation,proceedasfollows:
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beforeassembly,allowthesealtosoakintheoilitwillbesealingforatleastthirtyminutes
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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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insertthesealinitsseatandpressdownusingaatpunch,donottapthesealwithahammerormallet
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whilstinsertingtheseal,checkthatitisperpendiculartotheseat;oncesettled,makesurethatitmakescontact
withthethrustelement,ifrequired
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topreventdamagingtheseallipontheshaft,positionaprotectiveguardduringinstallationoperations
O-RINGSEALS
LubricatetheO-RINGsealsbeforeinsertingthemintheseats,thiswillpreventthemfromoverturningandtwisting,
whichwouldjeopardizesealingefciency.
SEALINGCOMPOUNDS
ApplyoneofthefollowingsealingcompoundsonthematingsurfacesmarkedwithanX:RTVSILMATE,
RHODORSILCAF1orLOCTITE™PLASTICGASKET.Beforeapplyingthesealingcompound,preparethe
surfacesasfollows:
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removeanyincrustationsusingametalbrush;
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thoroughlyde-greasethesurfacesusingoneofthefollowingcleaningagents:trichlorethylene,petrolorawater
andsodasolution.
COTTERPINS
Whenttingsplitcotterpins,ensurethatthepinnotchispositionedinthedirectionoftheforcerequiredtostressthe
pin.Spiralcotterpinsdonotrequirespecialpositioning.
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