Xylem G&L A-C 8300 Series Instruction Manual page 34

Base mounted centrifugal pump

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6 Maintenance

the pump shaft. For non-spacer couplers, loosen set screws and slide flanges back on

shafts and remove rubber element.

3. Remove the capscrews from each of the bearing housings and remove the bearing

housings by placing two 2.0" long full-threaded capscrews or allen set screws in the

jackscrew holes provided.

4. Bend back the lockwasher tab and remove both the lockwasher and locknut from the

outboard end of the shaft (the opposite side of the coupling).

5. Remove the socket-head capscrews holding the gland plates to the stuffing boxes.

6. Insert threaded rods into the tapped holes in the gland plate and install a fixture on the

threaded rods to use a puller. See illustration below for dimensions of the Universal

Fixture PN: AC2394.

7. Using the puller, tighten the bolt in the center of the fixture to remove the bearing and

gland plate from the shaft. (See photos below)

8. Remove the inboard bearings and gland plate in the same manner.

NOTE: the locknut and lockwasher are not used on the inboard bearing.

G&L Pumps Series A-C 8300 Base Mounted Centrifugal Pump INSTRUCTION MANUAL

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