BURMEISTER & WAIN

A/S BURMEISTER & WAIN'S MOTOR- OG MASKINFABRIK AF 1971

BURMEISTER & WAIN ENGINEERING COMPANY LIMITED

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Service Letter No. Oato I Date

SL69-12/ERS 6th November, 1969

DE 50-62-74-84 VT2B and all K-engines

Adjustment and Mounting of Piston-Rod
Stuffing Boxes with Heco-Rings

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 stuffi ng box.

According to the drawings the surface finish of the piston rod shou Id be
10-15 microinches CLA.

For adaption of the scraper rings a sheet of emery c loth 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-Iamellae are now one by one
held tightly against the emery cloth and rotated a little back and forth.

By 5.0 doing the ring ends are 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 shou Id preferab Iy not be moved through a mounted stuffi ng
box.
Yours faithfully,
BURMEISTER & WAIN
for
ENGINEERING COMPANY LIMITED

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