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2.- Remove the two VA sealing rings located
between the shaft and the two support end covers
(Photo 47).
Photo 47
3.- Remove the fixing bolts and the cover on the
impeller side (Photo 48).
Photo 48
4.- Extract the shaft.
For Type ST…A… supports, the last operation is to
completely remove the shaft. When this is done, the
two bearings, both on the impeller side and on the
transmission side, are also extracted (Photo 49). To
dismantle the radial bearings from the shaft use an
extractor.
Photo 49