160GR Natural Gas Booster Instruction Manual
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The Order of Disassembly
Follow the order shown below to disassemble and inspect the compressor.
The order of the compressor disassembly:
1) Mechanical shaft sea
2) Unloader cover and unloader thrust bearing
3) Balance piston cover
4) Balance piston
5) Speed up gear casing cover
6) Speed up gear casing
7) Thrust bearing
8) Suction cover and side bearing
9) Rotors
10) Variable Vi slide valve, unloader slide valve
11) Bearing head, main bearing
7.4.1 Mechanical Shaft Seal
7.4.1.1 Disassembly
This compressor uses a Balance-type single seal for the mechanical seal. Carbon and
special cast iron are used for the sliding surface. The moving part is sealed with bellows,
and an
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ring is used for the packing gland.
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Remove 4 out of the 6 bolts with the hex head (53) on the seal cover (51), leaving 2
bolts in a symmetry position. Then, loosen the 2 remained bolts alternately. The
spring force of the shaft seal (100) will push the seal cover up, which will create a gap
between the seal cover and the gear cover.
During this process, receive the residual oil that will flow from this gap. If the gasket is
stuck, move the seal cover to peel it when the seal cover gets loosened a little.
Figure 5 Seal Cover