Flowserve VCT - Manual (Page 31)

USER INSTRUCTIONS APM, APMA and APH MX0301 - 07/03
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gauges and a micrometer. Small wooden wedges can be inserted between the shaft and the I.D.
of the stuffing box to hold the shaft in place.
4.
Follow step 2-B and bring the coupling (shaft) alignment to within .002” TIR. DO NOT
READ OFF OF THE PUMP COUPLING AS IT IS A SLIP FIT TO THE SHAFT, Read the shaft!
Once the alignment has been completed and the motor hold down bolts are tight, set the coupling
lift using 4 coupling bolts. Set up a dial indicator and read the lower shaft runout below the pump
coupling and above the stuffing box ext. You should read .005” or below. If you read higher than
.005” uncouple the unit and rotate the motor coupling one bolt-hole, recouple, read the lower
shaft runout again. Repeat until the lowest runout number is achieved and then complete the
coupling procedure.
10.3 Gasket eliminator application.
Gasket eliminator is an anaerobic gel flange sealant loctite 515 which is ready to use and cures
at room temperature when it is isolated from air contact.
Gasket eliminator (Loctite 515) is used for sealing metal faces or flanges and provides resistance
to pressure immediately after assembly of flanges.
10.3.1 Directions for use on stainless steel and other passive surfaces
For best performance surfaces should be clean and free of grease.
Apply an aerosol layer of Loctite 7649 primer over both surfaces to be joint in order to activate
the surface
Apply Loctite 515 manually as cord way over one surface to be joint
Flanges should be tightened as soon as possible after assembly to avoid shimming.
10.3.2 Directions for use on carbon steel surfaces
For best performance surfaces should be clean and free of grease.
Apply Loctite 515 manually as cord way over one surface to be joint
Flanges should be tightened as soon as possible after assembly to avoid shimming.
11 OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTATION AND MANUALS
11.1 Supplementary User Instruction manuals
Supplementary instruction determined from the contract requirements for inclusion into User
Instructions such as for a driver, instrumentation, controller, sub-driver, seals, sealant system,
mounting component etc are included under this User instructions.
11.2 Change notes
If any changes, agreed with Flowserve Pump Division, are made to the product after its supply, a
record of the details should be maintained with these User Instructions.
11.3 Additional sources of information
Reference 1:
NPSH for Rotordynamic Pumps: a reference guide, Europump Guide No. 1, Europump & World
Pumps, Elsevier Science, United Kingdom, 1999.
Reference 2:
Pumping Manual, 9
th
edition, T.C. Dickenson,
Elsevier Advanced Technology, United Kingdom, 1995.
Reference 3:
Pump Handbook, 2
nd
edition, Igor J. Karassik et al, McGraw-Hill Inc., New York, 1993.
Reference 4:
ANSI/HI 1.1-1.5
Centrifugal Pumps - Nomenclature, Definitions, Application and Operation.