BURMEISTER & WAIN A/S BURMEISTER & WAIN'S MOTOR. OG MASKINFABRIK AF 1971 BURMEISTER & WAIN ENGINEERING COMPANY LIMITED TORVEGADE 2 . OK 1449 COPENHAGEN K TELEGRAMS; GUAMEISTERS TELEX: 206, 2286 TELEPHONE: ASTA (027) 2501 Service Letter No. Date / Date SL69-12/ERS 6th November, 1969 DE 50-62-74-84 VT2B and all K-engines Adjustment and Mounting of Piston-Rod Dear Sirs, As in some cases scuffing has occurred between piston rod and the ends of the Heco-ring segments resulting in excessive leakage, we take the opportunity to state the procedure for the mounting of the Heco-ring piston rod stuffing box. According to the drawings the surface finish of the piston rod should be 10-15 microinches CLA. For adaption of the scraper rings @ sheet of emery cloth of about 0.4 mm thickness and with a grain size 300 is placed tightly round the piston rod. The base ring segments mounted with the Heco-lamellae are now one by one held tightly against the emery cloth and rotated a little back and forth. By so doing the ring ends ore somewhat eased so they do not touch the piston rod with the outermost 10-15 mm. The segments of the air sealing rings are treated the same way and by blue marking it is ascertained that all segments are relieved as described. Before mounting, the piston rod is coated with Molykote and the stuffing-box parts cleaned. The stuffing box ought to follow the piston rod at dismantling and mounting and the piston rod should preferably not be moved through a mounted stuffing box. Yours faithfully, BURMEISTER & WAIN ENGINEERING COMPANY LIMITED Co Rete for