after a pump has been taken out

of service and disassembled there's some

key features we need to inspect before

returning the pump to service let's take

a closer look so let's start with

inspection of our hydraulic components

when we look at the casing we need to

check for excessive wear gouging or

pitting on many of the hydraulic

surfaces so that would include this

front surface of the casing anywhere

internal to the flow cat ANSI pumps are

designed with 1/8 of an inch where if

you see a defect greater than 1/8 of an

inch the KC needs to be replaced

additionally we need to take a close

look at the gasket surface this surface

is where the case gasket will sit and it

needs to be free of defects otherwise

there's a possibility of a leak now

let's look at them Peller then color has

some critical surfaces as well we want

to check the top surface of them color

for any large gouges or pits or defects

we also need to check the pump out veins

on the backside of the impeller and we

want to generally just look in terms of

the casting to see if there's any severe

corrosion or evidence of pitting if you

see significant defects in them color

should be replaced finally let's take a

look at this seal chamber or stuffing

box the stuffing box is the back fluid

containment piece and in this area we

need to check to make sure there's no

wear or defects that would be greater

than 1/8 of an inch we need to check the

seal chamber for defects as it may cause

issues with the seal performance and

finally there's two gasketed surfaces

that need to be checked one is going to

be the the seal gland gasket this

surface needs to be free of defects

as well as the casing gasket which would

sit on this surface here mixed with look

at the rotating assembly during a repair

we need to inspect the shaft and bearing

housing before reinstalling the bearings

check the two surfaces that you're

bearing fits are one is your radial

bearing fit and the other is the thrust

bearing fit you're going to need a pair

accurately measure the diameters if

specification you need to replace this

down additionally you need to check for

wear on the seal area of the shaft and

you need to check that for wear that may

have occurred during operation if you

have wear in these areas you need to

replace these components when inspecting

the bearing housing we need to check the

diameter at the thrust bearing we also

need to check for any defects in the

snap ring groove as well as the o-ring

groove that's gonna seal the oil into

the bearing housing if you see defects

in anime be these areas the bearing

housing needs to be replaced now that

we've completed a visual and dimensional

inspection of the critical components

we're ready to assemble the pump along

the way we have to do some inspections

to make sure that everything is within

tolerance we're gonna start with

checking the end play of the shaft to do

so we have to put the dial indicator on

the end of the shaft we have to use some

sort of a mag base to secure it against

the power frame and we're going to see

how much play there is as we move the

shaft back and forth this needs to be

within the manufacturers recommended

tolerance next we need to check the run

out of the shaft this will require the

installed so that we can measure shaft

deflection near the seal again this

needs to remain within the manufacturers

recommended tolerance finally we're

going to check run out of the impeller

to do this we're gonna have to install

the stuffing box and thread the impeller

punch to the shaft and check to the run

out of the impeller with the dial

indicator once this is done we're ready

to finish the assembly and install the

keys so now you know some of the

critical visual and dimensional

inspections that must be completed

before putting a pump back into service