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Services, Shaft speed, Pulleys and belts – COOK ACSC User Manual

Page 4: Belt and pulley installation, Pulley alignment, Bearing replacement, Motor services, Changing shaft speed, Replacing pulleys and belts

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Belt and Pulley Installation

Belt tension is determined by the sound of

the belts when the fan is first started. The
belts will produce a loud squeal, which dissi-
pates after the fan is operating at full capacity.
If belt tension is too tight or too loose, lost

efficiency and damage may occur.

Do not change the pulley pitch diameter to

change tension. The change will result in a
different fan speed.

1. Loosen motor plate adjustment bolts and slide motor

plate so that belts easily slip into the grooves on the pul-
leys. Never pry, roll, or force the belts over the rim of the
pulley.

2. Slide motor plate until proper tension is reached. For

proper tension, a deflection of approximately 1/4” per
foot of center distance should be obtained by firmly
pressing the belt. Refer to Figure 1.

3. Lock the motor plate adjustment bolts in place.

4. Ensure pulleys are properly aligned. Refer to Figure 2.

Pulley Alignment

Pulley alignment is adjusted by loosening the motor pulley

setscrew and by moving the motor pulley on the motor shaft.

Figure 2 indicates where to measure the allowable gap for

the drive alignment tolerance. All contact points (indicated
by WXYZ) are to have a gap less than the tolerance shown
in the table. When the pulleys are not the same width, the
allowable gap must be adjusted by half of the difference in
width. Figure 3 illustrates using a carpenter’s square to
adjust the position of the motor pulley until the belt is parallel
to the longer leg of the square.

Bearing Replacement

The fan bearings are pillow block type ball bearings.

1. Remove the old bearing.

2. Remove any burrs from the shaft by sanding.

3. Slide new bearings onto the shaft to the desired loca-

tion and loosely mount bearings onto the bearing sup-
port. Bearing bolts and setscrews should be loose
enough to allow shaft positioning.

4. Correctly position the wheel and tighten the bearing

bolts securely to the bearing support.

5. Align setscrews bearing to bearing and secure tightly to

the shaft.
NOTICE! Never tighten both pairs of setscrews
before securing bearing mounting bolts. This may
damage the shaft
.

6. Inspect the wheel position again. If necessary, readjust

by loosening the bearing bolts and setscrews and repeat
from step e.

Tolerance

Center Distance

Maximum

Gap

Up thru 12”

1/16”

12 up through 48”

1/8”

Over 48”

1/4”

Figure 2

OFFSET

ANGULAR

OFFSET/ANGULAR

A

W

X

Y

Z

B

CENTER

DISTANCE

(CD)

GAP

GAP

Motor Services

Should the motor prove defective within a one-year

period, contact your local Loren Cook representative or
your nearest authorized electric motor service represen-
tative.

Changing Shaft Speed

All belt driven ventilators

(5HP or less) are equipped
with variable pitch pulleys.
To change fan speed, per-
form the following:

a. Loosen setscrew on

driver (motor) pulley and
remove key, if equipped.

b. Turn the pulley rim to

open or close the
groove facing. If the pul-
ley has multiple
grooves, all must be
adjusted to the same width.

c. After adjustment, inspect

for proper belt tension.

Speed Reduction

Open the pulley in order that

the belt rides deeper in the
groove (smaller pitch diameter).
Speed Increase

Close the pulley in order that

the belt rides higher in the groove (larger pitch diameter).
Ensure that the RPM limits of the fan and the horsepower
limits of the motor are maintained.

Replacing Pulleys and Belts

1. Clean the motor and fan shafts.

2. Loosen the motor plate mounting bolts to relieve the

belt tension. Remove the belt.

3. Loosen the pulley setscrews and remove the pulleys

from the shaft. If excessive force is required to
remove the pulleys, a three-jaw puller can be used.
This tool, however, can easily warp a pulley. If the
puller is used, inspect the trueness of the pulley after
it is removed from the shaft. The pulley will need
replacement if it is more than 0.020 inch out of true.

4. Clean the bores of the pulleys and place a light coat

of oil on the bores.

5. Remove any grease, rust or burrs from pulleys.

6. Place the fan pulley on the fan shaft and the motor

pulley on the motor shaft. Damage to the pulleys can
occur when excessive force is used in placing the pul-
leys on their respective shafts.

7. After the pulleys have been correctly placed back

onto their shafts, tighten the pulley setscrews.

1 foot

1/4 inch

Figure 1

ACSC-HP

Size

Maximum RPM

Standard Reinforced

150

1952

-

165

1728

-

180

1829

-

195

1570

-

210

1626

-

225

1435

-

245

1185

1234

270

1025

1049

300

980

1046

330

830

912

365

735

872

ACSC-XP

Size

Maximum RPM

165

2508

180

2396

195

2100

210

2126

225

1879

245

1616

270

1656

300

1391

330

1182

365

1132

Figure 3