Weir Minerals Multiflo

WEIR MINERALS MULTIFLO

MODEL 57 PISTON VACUUM PUMP

ASSEMBLY PROCEDURE
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CYLINDER BLOCK GROUP

Item Description Qty

9 Cylinder Block 1

10 Stud 2

11 Nut and Washer 6

12 Cylinder Head Gasket 1

44 Conrod 2

45 Slipper Bearing Set 2

46 Conrod Bolt 4

47 Oil Splasher 2

48 Small Ends Bush 2

49 Piston 2

50 Pin 2

51 Circlip 4

52 Ring Set 2

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CRANK CASE GROUP

Item Description Qty Item Description Qty

1 Crank Case 1 38 Bearing 2

2 Gasket Inspection Plate 2 39 Crank Shaft 1
3 Inspection Plate 1 40 Balance Weight 2
4 Inspection Plate with Dipstick 1 41 Lock Tab 2
5 Bolt 12 42 Bolt 4

6 Dipstick 1 43 Key 1

7 ‘O’ Ring 1 53 Front Bearing Cap 1

8 Gasket 1 54 Oil Seal 1

10 Stud 6 55 Washer 1

32 Rear Bearing Cap 1 56 Bolt 1

33 Gasket 2 57 ‘O’ Ring 1

34 Bearing Support 1 58 Oil Drain Plug 1

35 Screw 1 59 Plug 1

36 Cap Nut 1 62 Reducing Bush 1

37 Bolt 12 63 Hose

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CYLINDER HEAD GROUP

Item Description Qty Item Description Qty

13 Head 1 24 Discharge Triangle 2
14 Bolt 6 25 Gasket 2
15 Blind Nut 2 26 Discharge Cage 2
16 Gasket 4 27 Discharge Valve Assembly 2
17 Inlet Triangle 2 28 Push Bolt 2
18 ‘O’ Ring 2 29 Gasket 2
19 Inlet Valve Assembly 2 30 Cap Nut 2
20 Gasket 2 31 Bolt 12
21 Diamond 2 60 Gasket 1
22 Bolt 4 61 Exhaust Pipe 1
23 Plug 2 64 Cover Guard 1

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Bolt the vacuum pump crank case to a

Secure work bench as shown.

Fit the oil drain and plug (58) as shown.

Fit the outer bearing race (38) into the

front bearing cover (53), using an
Hydraulic press or similar.

The bearing race should fit level with the

spigot

After fitting the outer bearing race, turn the

end cover over and install the lip seal (54).

NOTE: The lip of the seal faces to the out

side of the end cover. Use a press and
drift to install the seal into the cover.

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Apply a thin layer of grease to gasket (33)

and fit to the front bearing cover.

Fit the cover onto the crank case housing

(1). Apply Loctite 567 or thread sealant to
bolts (37).

Install the bolts and tension to 25 ft lbs.

Assemble the rear bearing cover (32) with

bearing supporter (34) and outer bearing
race (38)

Bearing supported (34) is a loose fit into

the bearing cap.

NOTE: Install the bearing supporter with

The concave centre facing into the
bearing cover.

Now install the outer bearing race into the

rear bearing cover using an hydraulic
press or similar.

The bearing race should fit below the level

of the spigot and tight against the bearing
supporter.

The narrow edge of the race taper faces to

the inside of the crank case.

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Crankshaft (39) assembly is next.

Both bearings (38) are the same size.

The narrow edge of the taper faces to the

ends of the shaft.

Use an hydraulic press or similar device to

fit the bearings. A sleeve made to suit the
inner diameter of the bearing should be
used to ease the bearings onto the shaft.

The bearings must fit hard on the

shoulders of the crankshaft.

Apply a thin layer of grease to gasket (33)

and ready the shaft assembly for
installation into the vacuum pump crank
case.

Apply oil to the lip of the seal (54) in the

front bearing end cap and carefully install
the shaft.

Hold the shaft in place and fit the end

cover onto the crank case housing. Apply
Loctite 567 or thread sealant to bolts (37).

Install the bolts and tension to 25 ft lbs.

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Install the grub screw (35) into the back of

the rear bearing cover.

The crank shaft will be loose in the

bearing.

To adjust the crank shaft end float, tighten

the adjusting screw until all end float is
Removed, then back off the grub screw
(35) a 1/4 to 1/2 a turn.

Tap the crankshaft with a rubber/soft ham-

mer. One sharp hit is all that is required.
The shaft should now rotate easily. If the
rotation is restricted, gradually increase
the adjustment by up to a 1/4 turn of the
grub screw and hit the shaft again. Don’t
let the shaft go loose in the bearings.
Once the end float is correct, lock the grub
screw with the locking cap (36)

Attach the two balance weights.

NOTE: The green arrows on the photo-

graph indicate the position in which the
balance weights are attached to the crank
shaft.

Use bolts (42) and lock tab (41) to secure

the balance weights to the crank shaft.

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Once the balance weight is attached to the

crank shaft, tighten the counter weight
bolts to 25 ft lbs and bend the corner of
the lock tabs across the flat of the bolt
head as shown here.

Piston (49), piston rings (52), conrod (44),

gudgeon pin (50) and circlips (51) are
displayed.

The piston is fitted to the conrod first.

The gudgeon pin is a clearance fit into the

little end bearing.

NOTE: First, fit a circlip into the recess

provided. Ensure that the clip is correctly
located. Slide the gudgeon pin through
the piston and conrod little end.

Secure the pin with the second circlip as

shown.

Using “soft jaws”, the conrod should be

3
gently held in a vice so that the piston rings
may be installed easily.
2
The rings must be installed in the sequence
shown.
1

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Use a piston ring expander to correctly fit

the piston rings into the piston ring
grooves.

Set the piston ring gaps at intervals of 120

degrees

Undo the big end cap bolts and fit the slip-
per bearings (45) as shown. The big end A
slipper bearings have bearing locator lugs
as per conventional conrods.
B
A. The conrod slipper bearing has an oil
groove in the centre of the inside of the
bearing.

B. The cap slipper bearing has no groove.

Using “soft jaws”, clamp the cylinder block

(9) into a vice. Fit a piston ring compressor
around the piston and compress the rings.
Prior to installation, the big end bolts (46)
should be fitted to the conrod.
Guide and support the conrod big end into
the bore of the cylinder block (9). Use a non
metallic device to push the piston into the
bore of the cylinder and out of the ring
compressor.

Fit gasket (8) to the crank case assembly.

Apply liberal amounts of oil to the conrod

journals on the crank shaft.

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Lift the pre-assembled cylinder into position

over the crank case. Carefully lower the
assembly so that the conrod big end rests
on the crank shaft journals. Align the cylin-
der with the crank case studs. When the
cylinder is sitting in position, push the pis-
tons down so that the big ends are hard
onto the crank shaft journals. Check this
visually through the inspection port.

Fit the big end caps (44) and tension the

bolts to 25 ft lbs.

Apply a thin layer of grease to the cylinder

head gasket (12).

Fit the cylinder head (13).

Tension the block nuts (11) to approximately

20 ft lbs.

(Access with a conventional tension wrench

is not possible on these nuts).

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Install head bolts (14) and blind bolts (15)

into the head (13).

Tension to 25 ft lbs in the tensioning 5 1 3

sequence shown here. 8 7

4 2 6

Fit gasket ring (16) to the two inlet and two

exhaust ports as shown here.

These rings locate into stepped recesses in

the head.

Insert the discharge valve assembly (27) as

shown in this illustration.

The valve seats in the same recess as the

gasket ring (16). Make sure that the valve
assembly sits square in the recess.

Install the discharge valve cage (26).

The valve cage fits into the shoulder on the

back of the discharge valve assembly (27).

Check the parts diagram on page 4

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Gasket (25) fits into a recess under

discharge triangle (24) which creates a seal
between the discharge triangle and the
head.

After installing both discharge triangles, ten-

sion the securing bolts (31) to 25 ft lbs.

Do not over tension, as the triangle may

crack.

Copper gasket (29) fits into a recess on top

of the discharge triangle (24).

Push bolt (28) screws into the top of the

discharge triangle.

The push bolt is tensioned to positively lock

the valve down

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Install cap nut (30) and tighten firmly.

Install the inlet valve assembly (19) into the

cylinder head in the same manor as shown
here.

Again, the valve seats on the same recess

as the gasket ring.

Fit ‘O’ ring (18) to the inlet triangle (17) and

fit into the cylinder head.

The assembly fits into a recess in the back

of the inlet valve assembly

Tension the hold down bolts (31) to 25 ft lbs.

Do not over tension as the triangle may

crack.

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The illustration here shows the inspection

plate (4), inspection gasket (2) and the oil
level dip stick (6).

Apply a thin layer of grease to gasket (2) to

hold it in place on the crank case flange.
Fit the inspection plate (4) and tension the
bolts (5). Fit the dipstick (6) into the port pro-
vided. The opposite side inspection plate (3)
and gasket (2) are fitted in the same manner,
however, the plate has no dipstick. During
rebuild operations, only one inspection plate
needs to be removed unless the situation re-
quires that the plate be removed.

Install the vacuum pump balance hose (63)

and reducing bush (62) to the vacuum pump
as shown here.

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