Goulds Pumps VIT Installation, Operation And Maintenance Instructions page 14

10. Install the top shaft or stub shaft and coupling. If
the pump is equipped with column adjusting nipple,
install it with longer threaded end upward. Screw
the lock ring on to the nipple until you reach the
end of the thread.
Do not drop any foreign object into the
CAUTION
column assembly. Such an object can
cause serious damage to the pump and any downstream
components. Any foreign object dropped into the column
assembly must be retrieved prior to continuing assembly.
ENCLOSED LINESHAFT
1. Insert tube (654) and shaft (646) sections into
column section.
2. Place an elevator clamp near top of column just
below and butt firmly against column pipe coupling
(645). For flanged columns, place the elevator clamp
just below the flange.
3. Attach a sling to hoist hook. Attach bottom of shaft
(646) to column (644), by tying a tail rope to deep-
throated clamp attached to bottom of column. (See
Figure 8). Tie a clove hitch or double half hitch
around the enclosing tube and then around the shaft
in threaded area. Figure 8 also shows the alternate
method (dotted lines).
DEEP THROATED CLAMP
DRAG LINE
HOIST
HOOK
ROPE
Figure 8
4. Utilize the remaining tail rope to keep tension on
the knots during hoisting. Lower end of column
section shall be guided by a drag line which is pulled
by the hoist. A traveling block for the drag-line
shall be attached to a deep-throated clamp, which is
secured to bottom of the column threads.
5. Hoist column section over pump, keeping tension
on tail rope. With column in a vertical position,
remove drag-line and traveling block, lower column
until bottom line shaft is properly aligned with
pump shaft coupling.
6. Apply a thin film of oil to the threads on the
lineshaft (646) and the coupling (649) (for non-
galling material or Molykote if galling material).
Use "MOLYKOTE" Dow Corning or
CAUTION
equal for all galling material such as 316
stainless steel.
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7. With lineshaft in proper position on the coupling,
remove tail rope and screw lineshaft into coupling
until resistance is felt. A fine wire inserted in the
hole at the center of the coupling can be used as a
gage to determine when the coupling is correctly
positioned on the shaft. Remove the wire after
installing the shaft. Completely tighten the joint
by using a pair of pipe wrenches. Use care not to
damage any bearing journal areas of the shaft.
NOTE: Shaft threads are left-handed.
CAUTION
engaged prior to applying a wrench. If cross-threading
occurs, break the joint and repair the threads. If the
threads are beyond repair, replace the damaged part.
8. Carefully lower column section until lower end
of the tube section rests on the adapter bearing
(668). The end faces of the tube should be clean
and free of nicks. Remove tail rope, clean outside
of the adapter bearing and lubricate with thread
compound. Screw tube section onto adapter bushing
manually, until resistance is felt. Complete tube joint
by utilizing a pair of pipe wrenches or chain tongs,
butting the end of tube against the upper end of the
tube adapter bearing.
9. Clean column threads and lubricate with thread
compound.
COLUMN
10. Lower column until column pipe engages in the
discharge bowl. Manually thread the column into
discharge bowl. Complete joint by tightening
column, utilizing chain tongs until the end of the
column butts firmly against discharge bowl.
11. Lift the pump assembly and remove elevator clamp
secured to discharge bowl. Slowly lower assembly
ENCLOSING
into well or sump until elevator clamp gently comes
TUBE
to rest on timbers or I-beam supports and remove
the sling.
CHAIN WRENCH
(CLAMP)
12. Remove the exposed lineshaft bearing, pour oil into
the tubing and reinstall the bearing. The amount of
oil to be poured is given in the following table:
Tube Size
1¼, 1½, 2
2½, 3, 3½
4 and larger
See page 27 for recommended oil.
13. Repeat the preceding procedures. Throughout the
column assembly, install tube stabilizer (658) over
the enclosing tube (654) every 40 feet. The last one
should be less than 20 feet below the bottom of the
discharge head. Use soapy water as lubricant when
sliding the stabilizer over the tube.
14. Continue the procedure until all column sections
for the proper setting have been installed, excluding
the column adjusting nipple (631) and tube nipple
(629), if provided.
15. Install the top shaft or stub shaft and coupling.
Make up threaded joints manually to
verify that the threads are properly
Amount of oil per section
10 ft. Sections 20 ft. Sections
½ Cup
1 Cup
½ Qt.
1 Cup
½ Qt.
1 Qt.