Gardner Denver GD150 Service Manual page 15

CAUTION
Do not over tighten the
shoulder screw, as it
will strip the female
thread of the
aluminium body!
Key
1. Outer Bearing Race
2. Sideplate Assembly
3. ORing
4. Inner Bearing Race
CAUTION
Ensure that the sideplate
face and air seal are free
from grease.
Key
1. M10CapScrewx3
2. Bearing housing cap
3. Shim(s)
Sideplate Assemblies
Re-assembling the rest of the Sideplate
With the compressor still at 45˚,
1. Place the 'O'ring back into the sideplate groove and pass the
sideplate over the rotor shaft carefully engaging the bearing outer
onto the inner race. See Fig 11.
2. Carefully push the sideplate home against the body checking that the
'O'ring is still correctly seated in the sideplate groove.
3. Loosely fasten the sideplate to the body using the 3 socket cap
screws and shoulder screw. Then tighten the socket cap sand
shoulder screw until lightly nipped.
4. Tighten the 3 socket cap screws to the appropriate torque setting
then tighten the shouldered screw .25-30 YeNm.
Figure 11.Replacing the sideplate.
5. Fit the Bearing-housing cap using the 3socketcap screws
leaving a1-2 mm gap between the face of the sideplate and
the bearing housing cap. Seefig12.
1-2mm
Figure 12 .Replacing the bearing housing
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