Horizontal adjustment tool TMAH series

Application Description
Performing shaft alignment requires the The TMAH are available to suit seven
horizontal and vertical adjustment of the common metric bolt sizes. They are not
motor. Vertical adjustment can easily be available to suit imperial bolt sizes.
done by using the SKF TMAS shims. Each TMAH will enable the user to adjust
two bolts of one side of the motor at the
The horizontal adjustment of the motor same time.
can be difficult and often requires the
use of heavy hammers, pry or crow bars
or brute force. These tools contrast with
the precision achieved by the SKF Shaft
Alignment Tools (TKSA 20 or TKSA 40)
and SKF Machinery Shims TMAS.

The TMAH uses a special eccentric

socket arrangement that enables rotary
movement to be translated to linear
A 2 x Eccentric sockets
movement at the motor foot. The result
is a precise and controllable horizontal E Adjustment nut
movement of the motor to the desired
alignment position making the C 2 x positioning rods

adjustment easier and safer. (includes B + D)

D Pin
Characteristics
B Dot mark

 Welded jack-bolt assemblies are no

longer required to move each motor
foot horizontally. This also eliminates
the need to repair the jack-bolts due
to rust or corrosion. Make sure the TMAH’s height is
 Quick and easy to fit, operate and compatible with the motor feet design.
remove. The TMAH does not stay on The height of the TMAH is given on
the motor. column H of the table below.
 Enables accurate horizontal
adjustment movements of 25 microns The spanner size to loosen or tighten the
or less, suitable for laser alignment motor foot bolt (F) is different from the
equipment accuracy. spanner size to operate the TMAH
 Is a complementary product to SKF eccentric socket (G)
TMAS machinery alignment shims.
 Available to suit a wide range of
metric bolt head sizes, making it
suitable for many different types of
electric motors.
 Virtually eliminates the risk of
damaging the motor feet.

Dimensions

Designation A B C D E F G H
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm

TMAH 13 14 31 14–17 21–50 95 13 17 20

TMAH 17 20 43 20–22 22–55 107 17 24 21

TMAH 19 23 52 24–26 22–82 137 19 30 27

TMAH 24 23 52 24–26 22–82 137 24 30 27

TMAH 30 35 70 30–32 38–134 187 30 36 39

TMAH 36 35 70 30–32 38–134 187 36 36 39

TMAH 46 44 89 40–43 48–156 229 46 46 45

 Designation A B C D E F G H
in. in. in. in. in. in. in. in.

TMAH 13 0.55 1.22 0.55–0.67 0.83–1.97 3.74 0.51 0.67 0.79

TMAH 17 0.79 1.69 0.79–0.87 0.87–2.17 4.21 0.67 0.94 0.83

TMAH 19 0.90 2.05 0.94–1.02 0.87–3.23 5.39 0.75 1.18 1.06

TMAH 24 0.90 2.05 0.94–1.02 0.87–3.23 5.39 0.94 1.18 1.06

TMAH 30 1.38 2.75 1.18–1.25 1.50–5.28 7.36 1.18 1.42 1.53

TMAH 36 1.38 2.75 1.18–1.25 1.50–5.28 7.36 1.42 1.42 1.53

TMAH 46 1.73 3.50 1.57–1.69 1.89-6.14 9.02 1.81 1.81 2.16

SKF Maintenance Products Date of issue: 2012-11-05