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Repair Instructions
Manual 1843 Rev B p/n 001843 0000
BALL BEARING
MATING RING
LOCKNUT
BEARING
BACK-UP RING
SHAFT SEAL
BEARING HOUSING
MECHANICAL
SHAFT SEAL
SHAFT SEAL
BACK-UP RING
Figure 8-3 – KT-300, KT-500, KT-850 Shaft Seal and
Bearing Housing
If oil drips from the shaft seal and bearing housing,
inspect the shaft seal and replace it as necessary.
The drain plug of the shaft seal and bearing
housing should be removed if oil is leaking past the
shaft seal. If oil that has leaked from the shaft seal
is allowed to drain through the bearing, it will wash
the grease from the bearing and cause it to fail.
To inspect the seal:
1. Remove the belt guard and belts.
2. Remove the pump pulley and drive key from
the shaft.
3. Remove the shaft bearing and housing:
a. Remove the outboard bearing retainer nut
from the shaft.
b. Remove the capscrews holding the
bearing housing and remove the housing.
4. Inspect the face of the running surface for
dirt, scratches, or grooves that might cause
leaks into the pump. A smooth shining carbon
face indicates a good seal. A crease across
the sealing ring, a dent, or a scratch in the
running face marks a direct leak through the
seal. Cracks or hardening of the rubber parts
indicate that they were exposed to excessive
operating temperatures and need replacement.
V-BELT DRIVE
Before attempting to tension the V-belt drive, it is
imperative that the sheaves be properly aligned.
V-belts should be replaced and the sheaves should
be positioned so as to allow the belt to be placed in
the grooves without rolling them onto the sheaves.
The following tensioning steps can be safely
followed for all belt types, cross sections, number
of belts per drive, or type of construction:
1.
With belts properly in their grooves, adjust the
sheaves until all slack has been taken up by
means of the motor support assembly.
2. Start the drive and continue to tension the
V-belt(s) until only a slight bow on the slack
side of the drive appears while operating under
load conditions as shown in
Figure 8-4
.
PUMP
MOTOR
TOO
TIGHT
SLIGHT
BOW
TOO
LOOSE
Figure 8-4 – V-Belt Tensioning
3. After 24 to 48 hours of operation, the belts
will seat themselves in the sheave grooves.
Further tensioning is then necessary as
described in step 2.