RECENT UPGRADES/IMPROVEMENTS

GEAR DRIVEN PRODUCTS

GEARBOX UPGRADES RESULTING FROM

MARKET FEEDBACK
..
• SHAFT BALANCING NOW STANDARD
• TAPERED ALIGNMENT BOLTS
• O-RINGS STANDARD IN GEARBOX SPLIT LINE
• LUBE PUMP UPGRADED
• EXTENDED SIGHT GLASS
• SEAL BUSHINGS
• NEW INPUT SHAFT SEAL
• TAPERED THRUST WASHERS
 GEAR DRIVEN PRODUCTS

SHAFT BALANCING

• Need:
– Address vibration as an ongoing end
user concern

• Feature: SUNDYNE
– All shafts in gearbox drivetrain are
balanced (input, idler & output) INPUT SHAFT

– ISO 1940 Grade 2.5

• Benefits:
•Shaft balancing – Address customer feedback
•Tapered alignment pins
•O-rings standard in – Reduced vibration, noise
gearbox
•Lube pump upgrade – Improved reliability & operating life
•Extended sight glass
•Seal Bushings
•New input shaft seal SUNDYNE
•Tapered thrust washers
• Field Eng. Bulletin 40.20.40 IDLER SHAFT
 GEAR DRIVEN PRODUCTS

TAPERED ALIGNMENT BOLTS

• Need:
– Maintain integrity of original gearbox
alignment between overhauls

• Feature:
– Lead in chamfer prevents threads from
shaving aluminum housing upon OLD 5/8”-18 THREAD
installation

• Benefits:
– Maintains true position of close tolerance
holes in gearbox housings
•Shaft balancing
•Tapered alignment pins
– Alignment maintained after multiple
•O-rings standard in rebuilds
gearbox
•Lube pump upgrade
– Attaching hardware now consistent
•Extended sight glass throughout
•Seal Bushings
•New input shaft seal
•Tapered thrust washers
• Field Eng. Bulletin 40.20.42 NEW ½”-13 THREAD
 GEAR DRIVEN PRODUCTS

O-RINGS STANDARD IN GEARBOX

SPLIT LINE

• Need:
– Address plant EH&S concerns regarding oil
leakage

• Feature:
– O-rings replace paper gaskets in gearbox
housings
– LMV-322/311 gearboxes upgraded
O-rings
– Viton is standard material throughout

•Shaft balancing • Benefits:

•Tapered alignment pins
•O-rings standard in
– Eliminates oil leakage at split-line
gearbox – Less clean-up & contamination
•Lube pump upgrade
•Extended sight glass – More durable for assembly and rebuild
•Seal Bushings
•New input shaft seal
•Tapered thrust washers
• Field Eng. Bulletin 40.20.40
 GEAR DRIVEN PRODUCTS

LUBE PUMP UPGRADE

• Need:
– Reduce risk of bearing damage due to
inadequate lubrication

• Feature:
– Supplier Quality Driven INSTALLED PIN
– Lube pump & anti-rotation pin
improved
– Apply SPC to manufacturing process
– Improved component tolerances, testing
& packaging

•Shaft balancing
•Tapered alignment pins • Benefits:
•O-rings standard in
gearbox – Eliminate oil pressure fluctuations
•Lube pump upgrade – Prevent oil pump seizure
•Extended sight glass
•Seal Bushings – Reduce wear at input shaft slot
•New input shaft seal
•Tapered thrust washers

• Field Eng. Bulletins

40.20.40 & 40.20.43
NEW PIN OLD PIN
 GEAR DRIVEN PRODUCTS

EXTENDED SIGHT GLASS

• Need:
– Maintain optimum oil level for
proper lubrication and cooling

• Feature:
– Extended tube acts as oil reservoir
allowing entrained air to escape
– Tested low foam sight glass using
ISO VG 32 Oil at 140°F, operating
at 34,000 rpm OLD DESIGN

• Benefits:
– Accurate oil level reading at all oil
•Shaft balancing temperatures and speeds
•Tapered alignment pins
•O-rings standard in – Ensures the correct oil level is
gearbox maintained
•Lube pump upgrade – Prevents overfilling
•Extended sight glass
•Seal Bushings
•New input shaft seal
•Tapered thrust washers • Field Eng. Bulletin
40.20.35 NEW DESIGN
– GA01AA05 replaces GA01AA01
 GEAR/DIRECT DRIVEN PRODUCTS

SEAL BUSHINGS
• Need:
– Increase seal life for certain
applications

• Feature:
– Segmented carbon bushing
– Close radial clearance against
hardened shaft sleeve
– Available as throat, isolation or steam
bushing
Tandem seal with throat bushing
• Benefits:
– Regulate seal cavity pressure on seal
flush plan 11 & 21 arrangements
– Maintain sufficient vapor pressure
•Shaft balancing margin to prevent flashing at the
•Tapered alignment pins seal face.
•O-rings standard in – Maintain cool liquid in external seal
gearbox
•Lube pump upgrade pot for plan 23 arrangements such as
•Extended sight glass boiler feed service
•Seal Bushings
•New input shaft seal
•Tapered thrust washers
• Sales Alert: March 2008
Single seal with Isolation bushing
• See drawings in new
Sundyne o-ring kits
 GEAR DRIVEN PRODUCTS

NEW INPUT SHAFT SEAL

• Need:
– Increase lip seal life
– Eliminate water contamination of oil

• Feature:
– Inner sleeve rotates with shaft against stationary
outer seal
– Tested against high pressure spray, 5500
start/stop cycles
– One design for LMV-322/311/331 gearboxes

• Benefits:
– Extended life vs. traditional lip seal
•Shaft balancing – Target 3 to 5 years
•Tapered alignment pins
•O-rings standard in – Prevents water, dust and debris from entering
gearbox gearbox
•Lube pump upgrade
•Extended sight glass – Keeps oil inside gearbox
•Seal Bushings
•New input shaft seal – Inner sleeve eliminates input shaft grooving
•Tapered thrust washers
• Field Eng. Bulletin 40.20.XX
– Part number 20-378 replaces 20-019
 GEAR DRIVEN PRODUCTS

TAPERED THRUST WASHER

• Need:
– Higher suction pressure design
– Reduce risk of upset condition
bearing failures

• Feature:
– Historically a Flat Plate
– Now a Tapered Land Thrust Bearing
– Develops oil wedge OLD DESIGN
– Same part installed in upper and
lower position

• Benefits:
•Shaft balancing – Higher thrust capacity
•Tapered alignment pins
•O-rings standard in – Dimensionally Interchangeable
gearbox – Dual taper allows bi-directional
•Lube pump upgrade rotation
•Extended sight glass
•Seal Bushings

• Field Eng. Bulletin

•New input shaft seal
•Tapered thrust washers

40.20.38
– Part number remains NEW DESIGN
WA01AA01XXX
BEARING BOX

• Need:
– Customers require API 610 OH3 compliant
bearing bracket

• Feature:
– API 610 compliance achieved
– Available in sealed for life, pressure lube,
oil mist bearing configurations
– Field Interchangeable
– Bearing L10 life exceeds 25,000 hours

• Benefits:
– 3 to 5 years MTBR
– Standard design simplifies maintenance
– Extended application range
– Suction pressures up to 1100 PSI
– Upgrade field installations
COUPLING HOUSINGS

• Need:
– International standard design for
coupling housings
– Improved motor alignment

• Feature:
– Fabricated steel upgraded to cast
aluminum
– Design consolidation: 3 castings
accommodate all frame sizes
– Dimensional optimization of DBSE

• Benefits:
– Non-sparking, lightweight construction
– Standard design: 3 castings
accommodate both NEMA and IEC
motors
– Ease of assembly
– Remove coupling center section with
motor in place
– Larger access ports
– Improved coupling alignment
SUNDYNE LMV-341 UPGRADES
 LMV-341
16 Pitch Helical Gear
Idler Shaft Low Speed Mesh
Journal Bearing Spherical Roller
Bearings
Bi-directional Lube 5-Yr L10
Oil Pump Provides
Pressure Feel Lubrication
Oil Fill Port

16 Pitch Spur Gear

High-Speed Mesh
Split Line
Idler Shaft
O-Ring Seals
Journal & Taper
Land Thrust

Integral Pinion
SundGardTM Gear for
Oil Filter Minimized
b3ò200 Vibration

Mechanical Seal 1-3/4” (44.5mm) High

Capacity Journal Bearings
 LMV-341 INTERNAL LUBE OIL SYSTEM

Oil Pressure Gage

Orificed Oil Feed Min. 25 psi to Bearings
to Input Bearings
Bearing Plate Mtd
Relief Valve
at 100 PSI

Shaft Driven Oil Fill Port

Bi-Directional
Lube Pump

Internal Main
Reservoir

SundGardTM
Oil Filter

Mechanical
Gearbox Seal
 LMV/ BMP-341

GEARBOX UPGRADE
SUMMARY OF THE MAIN CHANGES

– 16 PITCH HELICAL GEARS REPLACED 16 PITCH INPUT

SPUR GEARS
– CYLINDRICAL ROLLER BEARINGS CHANGED TO
SPHERICAL ROLLER TYPE BEARINGS ON THE INPUT
SHAFT
– LOWER IDLER THRUST BEARING CHANGED FROM FLAT TO
TAPER LAND TYPE
– INPUT BEARING LUBRICATION CHANGE : LUBE JETS HAVE
BEEN REPLACED WITH CIRCULATING OIL LUBRICATION
BY SUPPLYING OIL THROUGH ANNULAR GROOVE AND
LUBRICATING HOLES
– AUGMENTED BY 50% OIL FLOW TO UPPER AND LOWER
IDLER BEARINGS
– A KMC DEFLECTION PAD THRUST BEARING WAS ADOPTED
FOR HIGH SUCTION PRESSURE APPLICATIONS
 LMV/ BMP-341

GEARBOX UPGRADE
SUMMARY OF THE MAIN CHANGES (CONTINUED)

– INCREASED THE INTERNAL LUBE PUMP CAPACITY

– INCREADED RELIEF VALVE CRACKING PRESSURE, AND
FLOW CAPABILITY
– INCREASED OIL FILTER CAPACITY TO 57 L/MN
– RECOMMEND OPERATION WITH ISO VG 46 TYP OIL FOR
EXTENTED BEARING LIFE
– A PRE LUBRICATION LUBE SYSTEM BECAME MANDATORY
FOR START UP AND COAST DOWN PHASES

ADDITIONAL CHANGES NOT HEREABOVE LISTED

HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED IN ORDER TO IMPROVE
EASE OF MAINTENANCE AND MISTAKE PROOFING
 HELICAL INPUT GEARS

LOWER VIBRATION

LOWER NOISE
SPHERICAL ROLLER INPUT BEARINGS
INPUT HOUSING & BEARING PLATE
 MISTAKE PROOFING HIGH SPEED BEARINGS

PUMPS ONLY

PREVENTS MIXING UPPER & LOWER HIGH SPEED BEARINGS

PIN IN LOWER GBX HOUSING

LOWER BEARING HAS HOLE FOR PIN

PIN PART NUMBER: 08-013AF, INSTALLED AT ASSEMBLY

MISTAKE PROOFING HIGH SPEED BEARINGS
 LMV/ BMP-341

BI-DIRECTIONAL TAPER LAND THRUST WASHER

TAPER LANDS

OIL FEED GROOVES

 INPUT SEAL

APPLIES TO ALL UNITS

INPUT SEAL IS COMPATIBLE WITH BOTH

CONFIGURATIONS
IMPUT SEAL
LMV/ BMP-341

INPUT SHAFT SEAL

 NEW HIGH SPEED SHAFT
& KMC THRUST BEARING

KMC TILT-PAD BEARING INCORPORATED FOR HIGH SUCTION

PRESSURE APPLICATIONS
• 3500# UPTHRUST CAPABILITY

HIGH SPEED SHAFT AND THRUST RUNNERS REDESIGNED TO

ACCOMMODATE HIGH AND STANDARD THRUST OPTIONS
INCREASED SIZE OF SHAFT SHOULDERS FOR THRUST RUNNERS
• .050” => .190” SHOULDER

NEW STANDARD THRUST SHAFT ASSEMBLY IS

INTERCHANGEABLE WITH ORIGINAL DESIGN
 NEW HIGH SPEED SHAFT ASSEMBLY

STANDARD THRUST HIGH THRUST

KMC THRUST BEARING
 OIL FILTER ENHANCEMENT

NEW STANDARD DESIGNED FOR 15 GPM

FILTER CANISTER IS SAME SIZE AS ORIGINAL

NEW STANDARD USABLE FOR SPARES

3 MICRON @ BETA>200 IS STANDARD

SAME PART NUMBER AS ORIGINAL

 GEARBOX MOUNTED FILTER
PRESSURE DROP

PRESENT NEW
FLOW FILTER FILTER
(GPM) (PSI) (PSI)
9.0 5.70 3.99
12.5 7.92 5.54
15.0 9.50 6.65
 RELIEF VALVE

OLD VALVE

• 65 PSIG CRACKING PRESSURE

• RATED FOR 4.1 GPM

NEW VALVE (P/N 71-424)

• 100 PSIG CRACKING PRESSURE

• 3/4” VALVE RATED FOR 15 GPM
• BEARING PLATE REQUIRES 3/4” TAP
 LUBE SYSTEM CHANGES

AUXILIARY LUBE PUMP REQUIRED

INTERNAL LUBE PUMP SELECTION:

• 50 HZ - 12.5 GPM - PU01AW01B

• 60 HZ - 10.8 GPM - PU01AW03B

• ALL WITH KMC THRUST BEARING:

– PU01AW01B - 12.5 GPM@50HZ,15 GPM@60HZ
 LUBE SYSTEM SET-UP

CUSTOMER’S AUXILIARY PUMP MAY

BE REQUIRED TO DEVELOP ADEQUATE

PERMISSIVE START PRESSURE

 RECOMMENDED OIL

ISO - 46 @ 50 -60 ºC TO BEARINGS

ISO - 32 @ 50 ºC TO BEARINGS
 LUBE SYSTEM SET POINTS

TEMPERATURE:
• NORMAL OPERATION 50°C – 60°C
• ALARM 70°C

PRESSURE:
• NORMAL OPERATION > 1.7Barg
• ALARM – 1.4Barg
• PERMISSIVE START / SHUTDOWN –1Barg
 GEARBOX SEALS

LMV-341 PHOENIX GEARBOX SEAL:

 HIGH FLOW PUMPS
WITH PHOENIX GEARBOX

GEARBOX SAME AS LMV-341 EXCEPT:

• DIFFERENT SPEED RATIOS

• DIFFERENT HIGH SPEED SHAFT EXTENSION

• KMC THRUST BEARING STANDARD FOR LOWER HIGH SPEED BEARING