Wartsila RT-flex50-D - Swiveling and Removal of Connecting Rod

Maintenance
3303−4/A1
RT-flex50-D
Wärtsilä Switzerland Ltd
5/ 7
2.3 Swiveling and removal of connecting ro
d
⇒ Swing the connecting rod with lifting tackle
s
H
1
and H
2
(Fig. ’A’) to fuel side, ensuring that
it
will not tilt back to exhaust side.
⇒ Remove lifting tackle H
2
and swing connec
t-
ing rod to the position as shown in Fig. ’F’.
⇒ Connect rope ’a’ (lifting capacity 1500 kg) wi
th
lifting tackle H
3
and RUD-eye bolt R
1
.
⇒ Remove lifting tackle H
1
.
F
G
013.036/05
R
3
R
1
H
1
94323
94323
H
3
b
a
b
a
R
1
H
3
13
⇒ Turn crank carefully 45_ before T.D.C. whi
le
following steadily, directing the connectin
g
rod head through the column door with liftin
g
tackle H
3
.
⇒ Connect rope ’b’ (lifting capacity 3000 k
g)
with spur-geared chain block 13 and RDU
-
eye bolt R
1
. For that part of the bottom plate
s
must be removed from the middle platform
.
Risk of accident! To prevent having a fall, imm
e-
diately close the openings off after removing th
e
bottom plates!
⇒ Tauten rope ’b’ and remove rope ’a’ fro
m
RED-eye bolt R
1
.
⇒ Screw RUD-eye bolts R
3
into the connectin
g
rod foot.
2010
Connecting Rod: Removal and Fitting