
BA 5060 EN 04/2011
5.6
Shaft seals
Radial shaft seals at the shaft outlets prevent oil or grease from escaping from, or dirt from entering into
the gear unit.
5.6.1
Radial shaftsealing rings
Radial shaftsealing rings are the standard type of seal. They are fitted preferably with an additional dust
lip to protect the actual sealing lip from external contamination.
Use in an area with much dust is not possible.
In addition the radial shaftsealing ring on the input shaft is provided with protection
against dry running (see item 5.6.3).
If agreed in the order, instead of the protection against dry running, a regreasable
Taconite seal may be used (see item 5.6.4).
Fig. 8:
Radial shaftsealing ring
5.6.2
Oildam pipe
By sealing the vertically downward pointing input shaft with a contactfree and wearfree shaft seal
(a socalled "oildam pipe") the shaft outlet is sealed absolutely tight to prevent oil escaping. This system
is used only for forced lubrication.
The lower antifriction bearing of the output shaft is separated from the gearunit interior by the oildam pipe
and is lubricated by grease. Grease is prevented from escaping by the use of a radial shaft-sealing ring.
The relubrication intervals must be observed for relubrication of the lower bearing
(see section 7, "Startup", and section 10, "Maintenance and repair").
1
2
Fig. 9:
Oildam pipe
1
Oildam pipe
2
Lubricating point