GearPumpDisassembly(Figure82)(continued)
IMPORTANT
Keepbodies,gears,angesandthrustplatesforeachpumpsection
together;donotmixpartsbetweenpumpsections.
1.Plugpumpportsandthoroughlycleanexteriorofpumpwithcleaningsolvent.
Makesureworkareaisclean.
DIAGONAL LINE
P3
P2
P1
OIL
IN
OIL
OUT
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Figure83
2.Useamarkertomakediagonallinesacrossthegearpumpsectionsfor
assemblypurposes(Figure83).
IMPORTANT
Usecautionwhenclampinggearpumpinavisetoavoiddistorting
anypumpcomponents.
3.Securethefrontcoverofthepumpinavisewiththedriveshaftpointingdown.
4.SupportpumpsectionP3andgentlytapthepumpbodywithasoftface
hammertoloosenthepumpsection.RemovepumpsectionP3fromthe
remainderofthepumpasanassembly.Becarefultonotdroppartsor
disengagegearmesh.
5.Loosenthefour(4)capscrewsthatsecurethelargerpumpsections(P1
andP2)tothefrontcover.
6.Removepumpfromviseandremovefasteners.
7.Supportthepumpassemblyandgentlytapthepumpbodieswithasoft
facehammertoloosenthepumpsections.Becarefultonotdroppartsor
disengagegearmesh.
IMPORTANT
Marktherelativepositionsofthegearteethandthethrustplatesso
theycanbereassembledinthesameposition.Donottouchthegear
surfacesasresidueonhandsmaybecorrosivetogearnish.
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®
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