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Series
2.15
INSTRUCTIONS
November 2014
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USER'S MANUAL – AHLSTAR
Preventive maintenance
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ORIGINAL INSTRUCTION
W A R N I N G
Never use gland packing material containing asbestos. It may cause a health hazard.
Maintenance of shaft seals
Remove the used gland packing from the stuffing box housing by using a flexible extraction tool (Fig. 2).
Clean the stuffing box housing and open any clogged sealing liquid holes.
Fig. 2
If there are scratches or wearing marks on the shaft wearing sleeve (part 524.21 in Table 2) or in the stuffing
box housing, replace the damaged parts.
We recommend the use of precompressed gland packings. However, if you need to cut the packings from a
sealing band, proceed as follows: turn four rounds of the sealing band around a wooden pattern having the
same thickness as the shaft wearing sleeve (part 524.21 in Table 2) and use a sharp knife to cut the packing
rings straight and axially without overdimensioning or underdimensioning, Fig. 3. The dimensions of the
stuffing box housing and the total length of the band to be cut without working allowances are given in Table
2.
Fig. 3
When packing new packing rings, be very precise, and keep the parts clean.
Lubricate the shaft sleeve and packing rings lightly with oil.
Push the first packing ring tightly against the neck bush. The ends of the rings must be exactly against each
other.
The second ring is placed against the first one so that the joints are at 180
°
angle to each other, Fig. 4.
Next put the lantern ring into the seal chamber.
Fit also the last two rings with the joints at 180
°
angle to each other.
After all the packing rings and the lantern ring have been fitted, tighten the nuts of the stuffing box gland by
hand.
The shaft seal is taken into use according to Section ”Operation/Controls during the first run”.