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at this time per section 4-13.
4-13. Rotor, Connecting Rod, and Intermediate Shaft
Removal
1. Complete Sections 4-9, 4-11, and 4-12.
2. Pull the rotor/connecting rod/ and intermediate shaft
assembly from the pump. Remove the vent plug (45) and set
screw (41) from the gear joint shell (31).
3. Remove six socket head screws (50) from head ring (25)
and remove head ring and O-ring (1). Slide connecting rod/gear
joint assembly off rotor head. Remove gear joint keys (5) and
primary thrust plate (23) from rotor (14).
4. Slide gear joint shell (31) off gear ball/connecting rod
assembly. Slide ring gear (10) off gear ball (12).
5. Clamp connecting rod (36) in vice and hold with pipewrench
and remove lock nut (48). Remove gear ball (12), secondary
thrust plate (24), seal support (26), and gear joint seal (29) from
connecting rod.
6. Remove intermediate drive shaft (38) from the connecting
rod (36) by disassembling the back gearjoint in a similar fashion
as removing the rotor (14) from the connecting rod.
NOTE: It is recommended that eachtime the rotor/intermediate
shaft and gear joint is disassembled, theO-ring (1)and gearjoint
seal (29) should be replaced.
4-14. Drive Shaft and Bearings Removal
1. Complete Sections 4-9 through 4-13.
2. Disassemble bearing housing (34) from the suctionhousing
(35). Pull back the clamp ring (15) by loosening Hex screw (54)
from the bearing housing. Remove bearing housing from the
pump base through the base bolts. Slide the bearing housing
assemblybackwardsuntilstuffing box portionisdisengagedfrom
the suction housing.
3. Relocate bearing housing assemblyin aplace thatis easyto
work on. Remove six hex head screws (52) from bearing cover
plate (30). Slide bearing cover plate with radial grease seal (18)
and O-ring (2) off drive shaft (37).
4. Pull drive shaft/bearing assembly out of bearing housing
(34), taking steps to support the weight of the assembly as the
bearings clear the housing. Remove grease seal (17) from the
bearing housing.
NOTE: Some pumps may have an optional sleeve installed on
the drive shaft to receive any possible wear caused by the
packing.
CAUTION: The bearings are pressed on the shaft during
assembly. Care must be taken during disassembly to avoid
damaging the bearings or shaft.
5. Remove lock nut set screw (42) from the bearing nut (21).
Using suitable spanner wrench, or soft punch and hammer,
thread lock nut off drive shaft (37). Do not use a pipe wrench to
remove the lock nut.
6. Remove both halves of bearing spacer (22) from shaft (37),
and using suitable bearing press and adapters, press bearings
(20) off shaft.
4-15. G3 BRIDGE BREAKER DISASSEMBLY
NOTE: The following instructions cover ONE procedure for
disassembling all Bridge Breaker components. Major
components can be disassembled in various ways since
specific installationlocation limitationswilldetermine methodof
component removal. Reference section 4-53: Table 4-2 G3
Parts List and section 4-54: G3 Exploded View in addition
to the G2 parts. The only part shown on both parts list is the
suction housing, which is different on the G3 verses the G2.
See item 13 on table 4-2 for the G3 suction housing and item
35 on table 4-1 for the G2 suction housing.
4-16. G3 Paddle Removal
1. Reference table 4-2. Remove socket screws (28) from the
paddle end shaft (12), paddle intermediate shaft (9), and
paddle drive shaft (10). You may need to rotate shafts to
access the screws. Take off the coupling half to each shaft,
and pull paddles straight up.
2. In two metersuction housinglengths,there is anadditional
hanger bracket which will also need to be removed before
taking the paddles out. To remove the bracket for each paddle,
loosen hex screws (75).
Note: The interior of the suction housing can now be
accessed to help in servicing the pump drive train parts.
No further disassembly of the bridge breaker is required in
servicing the pump portion. See section 4-8 through 4-14
to disassemble the G3 pump portion. The next sections (4-
17 and 4-18) are for further disassembly of the bridge
breaker drive train.
4-17. G3 Bearing Side Removal
1. Remove shaft guard (18) by loosening hex nut (25).
2. Remove packing hex nut (26) and take off packing gland
halfs (8) for each shaft.
3. Unlock the bearings (4) from the paddle endshaft (12) by
loosening the set screw on each bearing.
4. Remove bearing retainer hex screws (32) and slide
bearing retainer (11) off the drive shafts. Dowel pins (27) are
used to align the bearing retainer with the extension block.
Remove the snap ring retainers (20) from the bearing retainer,
and pull bearings (4) out of their bore.
5. Remove extension block (6) from the suction housing
(13). Pull out spring dowels (27) that align the extension block
to the suction housing and align the extension block to the
bearing retainer (11).
6. Pull out the paddle end shafts (9) from the inside of the
suction housing (13). From the stuffing box bores on the
suction housing (13) pull out the packing rings (1). Unthread
packing gland studs (22) from the suction housingand remove.
4-18. G3 Drive Side Removal
1. Remove shaft guard (19) by loosening hex nut (25).
2. Remove packing hex nut (26) and take off packing gland
halfs (8) for each shaft.
3. Support gearmotor (39)forremoval. Loosen thehexbolts