SKF TMEA 2 - Soft Foot Correction Procedure

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6.
Loo
sen o
ne of t
he bo
lts a
nd mo
nit
or th
e cha
nge o
f the d
isp
la
ye
d
values.
•
If
the
de
via
tio
ns
are
les
s t
han
0.0
5
mm (
2 mi
ls)
, t
he
fo
ot
has
a
good support. Tighten the
bolt and go to the next foot.
•
If
an
y of
the
de
via
tio
ns
is l
arg
er
tha
n 0
.05
mm (
2 mi
ls)
, th
e f
oot
or its diagonally opposed foot is a soft foot. Tighten the bolt
and check the diagonally
opposed foot.
•
If th
e de
via
tio
n is la
rge
r th
an th
e pre
vio
usl
y tig
hte
ned f
oot
,
then this is the soft foot.
•
If n
ot, t
igh
ten
the b
olt a
nd go
bac
k to th
e pre
vio
us di
ago
nal
ly
opposed foot. It is normally wort
hwhile to try
to improve the
support of the
soft foot by adding shims. Add the amount of
shims corresponding to the l
arger deviation measured.
7.
Tight
en a
nd l
oosen
the
bolt
once
again
to c
hec
k th
at t
he d
evi
ation
does n
ot e
xcee
d 0.05
mm (2 mils
).
8.
Rep
eat s
tep
s 5 to 8 fo
r the r
ema
ini
ng f
eet
. The so
ft f
oot i
s no
w
checked and corrected.
9.
Press
+ and
- si
mult
aniou
sly
to le
av
e the
soft
foo
t mod
e an
d en
ter
the measuring sequence.