Vibrating screens

Training for maintenance personnel

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Maintenance
vibrating unit
2. Space tube 3. Shaft
1. Bearing house

5. Bearing
7. Cover

4. Extra counterweights

4. Counterweight

8. Counterweight
guard
Main components of vibrating mechanism
1. Bearing house
2. Space tube
3. Shaft
4. Counterwieght
5. Bearing
6. Extra counterweights
7. Cover
8. Counterweight guard
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Always when start assembling new bearings:

Measure tolerances of bearings before assembling

Start bearing assembling on fixed side of mechanism

Add crease between shaft and bearing, Antifret (e.g. SKF LGAF 3E/0,5) use crease
manufactured by FAG or SKF

Be sure that bearings are design for vibrating equipment

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vibrating unit
Mechanism with bearing size 38

Mechanism is equipped with special bearing bushing for bearing. This bushing is between bearing house and bearing
to make e.g. bearing installation easier.

Bushing is fastened with bolts to bearing housing.

Bushing

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Change of bearings
Change of bearings Bearing house Shaft
Bearing
size Diameter Tolerance Diameter Tolerance

Bearings can be changed with the shaft is still in
the screen. The shaft may also be removed from -0,036 -0,036
the screen to change the bearings. B16 170P6 80g6
-0,061 -0,061

To get best result and to make bearing change
easy and safe it would be best if whole mechanism -0,041 -0,036
B20 215P6 100g6
is removed from scren body and taken to e.g. -0,070 -0,061
workshop. Mechanism is bolted to screen body.
-0,047 -0,036
Always use new bolts, nuts and washers when B24 260P6 120g6
mechanism is removed or bolts are replaced! -0,079 -0,061
Check bolt standard from main assembly -0,051 -0,036
drawing! B30 320P6 150g6
-0,087 -0,061

Always change both bearings per shaft at the
same time. -0,051 -0,043
B34 360P6 170f6

Always use new bearings recommended by screen -0,087 -0,068
manufacturer.
460H7

Always use new sealings recommended by screen +0,063
Bearing
manufacturer. +0,000
house

Always measure bearing house and shaft before
installing new bearing. B38 400P6
+0,068 -0,050

See tolerances for each bearing size from with (Bushing 190f6
+0,005 -0,079
tolerance table. bushing outside Ø)
400P6
-0,051
(Bushing
-0,087
inside Ø)

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Maintenance
Change of bearings

Basic principle to remove bearings is to move shaft back and forth to remove bearings from bearing houses
and from the shaft.

Always secure that motors are disconnected so that screen is not able to start in any
circumstances!

Remove guards, cardan shaft, coupling adapters, counterweights and bearing covers first.

Remove first bearing from opposite side of drive unit by pressing shaft in from drive units side.

Remove guards, cardan shaft, coupling adapters, counterweights and bearing covers first.

Drain oil out from shaft tube.

Remove first bearing from opposite side of drive unit by pressing shaft in from drive units side.

It is advisable to change the bearings if one or more of the following symptoms appear in the screen:

 The bearings overheat.

 There is unusual noise in the bearing during operation
 The bearing has many operation hours or the clearance between the outer ring and the rollers is too
significant.

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Maintenance
Change of bearings

Usually both bearings on one shaft should be changed at the same time, if one has started to breakdown, some
impurities might have been carried on also to another bearing, which therefore could also be damaged.

When changing the bearings it is very important to ensure cleanness in every stage of the work. Clean all parts
carefully before reassembling. All parts of the shaft must be carefully protected from impurities during the work. Keep
the vessels used in the oil change clean, and remove all loose dirt around on the oil-filling hole.

Use only bearings specially designed for vibrating screens.

To change the bearings use the special tools, which are numbered in the pictures below.

1. Pulling rods (2 pcs)

2. Beam
3. Nuts (3 pcs)
4. Hydraulic jack (15 – 50 tn)
5. Hydraulic pump
6. Hindrance plate
7. Supporting piece (2 pcs)
8. Supporting wagon
9. Bushing
10. Pulling rod
11. Flange

Consult manufacturer for special tools!

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Maintenance
Change of bearings
Dismounting of shaft:

Clean the mechanism first!

1. Loosen all parts at both ends of the shaft so
that the bearings can be seen and can be
freely dismounted.
2. By using special tools and the shaft, the
bearing is pushed out of the bearing housing
(figure 1) Before pressing the shaft support
other end to avoid damages (photo 1).

figure 1

photo 1

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Change of bearings
3. When bearing is out from bearing house push
the shaft back but at the same time make sure
that the bearing does not go back into the
bearing housing by mounting a hindrance plate
(photo 2) between the bearing and bearing
housing. Support the shaft outside the bearing.
(figure 2).

figure 2

4. When the bearing has passed the first shoulder of

the shaft, pull it by hand so that you can change
the support to the other side of the bearing. After
this loosen the bearing.

Photo 2

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Change of bearings
5. Put the supporting piece under the shaft end
on the side of the loosened bearing (figure 3
and photo 3).

figure 3
photo 3: item 7
6. Loosen the other bearing in the same way

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Change of bearings
7. Pull the shaft out by using a supporting
wagon (figure 4).
8. Clean all parts of the shaft carefully. Check
the dimensions, condition etc. of all parts.
Replace the damaged or worn-out parts
with new ones.

figure 4

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Change of bearings
Replacing

Damaged or worn-out parts should be replaced for instance in the following cases:
 When a bearing fit on a shaft is so loose that the inner ring of the bearing will turn on the shaft.
 Do not build up the bearing seat of the shaft by welding since the material used in the shaft requires a special
welding procedure and the risk of breaking the shaft is greater after welding. The outer ring of the bearing has
swivelled in the bearing housing, then the bearing housing must be replaced with a new one.
 If the lubrication of the fitting between bearing and shaft has been neglected the fitting rust can damage the
shaft. If this occurs the shaft must be replaced with a new one and better care of regular lubrication needs to be
taken in the future.
 If, for instance, stones have damaged the oil tube or there is a sharp dent in the curve part then the tube must
be changed with a new one.

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Change of bearings
Mounting of shaft:

1. Clean the shaft tube by using cleaner and

e.g. rags to get all old oil and possible
metal chips out from the tube (photo 4).
2. Pull the shaft in by using a supporting
wagon (figure 5)
3. Put the supporting pieces under the shaft
ends. The shaft should now be
approximately in the right place.

photo 4

figure 5
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Change of bearings
3. Before installing the new bearing, use plastic sleeve to
guide the bearing to its neck, especially with bigger
bearings. Also use Antifret (e.g. SKF LGAF 3E/0,5)
paste to prevent fretting between bearing and bearing
house (photo 5 and 6).

photo 5 photo 6

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Change of bearings
The bearing is pushed into place using tools. At the same
time prevent any shaft movement with the middle-pulling
rod (photo 7). The axial movement of the bearing in
relation to the shaft is prevented at the other end of the
shaft. This will normally be performed on the drive side by
mounting intermediate rings on both sides of the bearing.
The inner ring must be mounted into the shaft neck before
the bearing. Observe the right position of the intermediate
ring in relation to the bearing (The grooves of the rings
must be towards the bearing; figures 6 and 7)
figure 6

middle-pulling
rod

figure 7

photo 7
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Change of bearings
4. The bearing at the other end is pushed
into place in the same way.
5. Measure the bearing clearances and write
them down.
6. Mount the parts outside the bearings.
Take special care not to damage the shaft
sealing during mounting. Replace all
sealings with new ones (O-rings, shaft
sealings, V-rings). Check the condition of
wear rings. If they have worn out, their
surface is scratched or if there has been
an oil leak in the screen, change the wear
rings, too (Figure 7).

Filled with grease in connection with assembly

figure 7

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Change of bearings
7. Always fill the shaft with fresh oil halfway up the oil level mark. When filling shaft tube pour oil through a filter to
make sure that oil is clean in mechanism. If oil level mark is worn or mark is missing oil quatity can be found from
manual and from main assembly drwaing (oil quantity is for one shaft tube only). Make sure that viscocity of oil is
responding ambient temperature. If the shaft has been loosened from the screen body, use measure H as a
measure of the proper oil capacity.
It is important to always check that the shaft is in a level position in the screen. This way sufficient lubrication in both
bearings can be ensured. In case the shaft is atilt, put intermediate plates under the clusters of springs to adjust the
shaft.
8. Use the value of the tightening moment for fastening the shaft assembly to the screen body according to the assembly
drawing of the screen).
Retighten the fixing screws and all other screw joints after 2...3 days of operation.
9. Write down all welfare measures performed on the device to the maintenance log.

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