Flowserve X-100 - Manual (Page 4)

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1.2 Disassemble equipment in accordance with equipment
manufacturer’s instructions to allow access to seal installation area.
1.3 Remove existing mechanical seal and gland or compression
packing and packing gland (follower flange).
1.4 Make sure the shaft or sleeve is free of burrs, cuts, dents, or
corrosion that might cause leakage past the sleeve gasket.
Replace worn shaft or sleeve. Remove sharp edges from
keyways and threads.
1.5 Make sure the seal housing face is clean and free of burrs, cuts,
dents, or corrosion that might cause leakage the gland gasket or
misalign the seal gland.
1.6 Check equipment dimensions to ensure that they are within the
dimensions shown in Figures 1 and 2. Critical dimensions include
shaft or sleeve OD (A), a chamber depth (C), minimum and
maximum seal housing bore (B), and the minimum distance
to the first obstruction, (E) plus 0.125 inch.
1.7 Check gland bolting to ensure that bolt diameter (G) and bolt
circle (H) conform to the dimensions shown in Figure 2.
1.8 Handle the X-100 seal with care, it is manufactured to precise
tolerances. The sealing faces of rotating and stationary faces are of
special importance. They are lapped flat to within three light bands
(34.8 millionths of an inch). Keep the seal faces perfectly clean at
all times.
2 X-100 Seal Installation
Tools needed:
• Open end wrench for
gland nuts
• Allen wrenches provided
• Silicone lubricant provided
2.1 Lubricate the shaft or sleeve
OD lightly with silicone lubricant
provided and slide the complete
X-100 Cartridge seal onto the shaft, Figure 3, with the end with
the setting devices toward the bearing housing.
2.2 Install the pump backplate (seal chamber), Figure 4. Position the
X-100 seal gland flush connection, port a in Figure 7, in the
3:00 o’clock position for normal installations. Alternate positioning
Install X-100 seal cartridge
Figure 3