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GAGEMAKER CA-9001 Operation Manual

Coupling alignment gage

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CA-9001
Coupling Alignm ent
Gage
OP ER ATI ON M ANUAL

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Summary of Contents for GAGEMAKER CA-9001

  • Page 1 CA-9001 Coupling Alignm ent Gage OP ER ATI ON M ANUAL...
  • Page 2 Coupling Alignment Gage Operation Manual CA-9001 ©2016 Gagemaker, LP OMCA90016-16 Copyright © 2016 Gagemaker. All rights reserved...
  • Page 3: Operating Procedures

    (10 Round) 2. Rock the gage forward and seat the moveable contact point into the thread. Use your index finger to apply just enough pressure to maintain the gage’s contact with the thread flanks. Copyright © 2016 Gagemaker. All rights reserved...
  • Page 4 IMPORTANT: This mark will be used to properly position the center of the coupling between the contact points of the CA-9001 as mandated by API Specification 5B Section 5.1.35. Copyright © 2016 Gagemaker. All rights reserved...
  • Page 5 Equipment (PPE) such as steel toed boots should be worn during the inspection of the coupling to prevent injuries from falling objects. 7. Position the CA-9001 by placing the two fixed contact points into the thread groove marked in Step 5 (1.500 in. from center). Ensure that all of the contact points are seated in the proper thread grooves.
  • Page 6 A = maximum allowable misalignment in 20 ft. API Specification 5B Section 4.1.10 states that the maximum angular misalignment shall not exceed ¾” per 20’ of the projected axis for all tubing and casing sizes. Copyright © 2016 Gagemaker. All rights reserved...
  • Page 7 (Inches) 2⅜ 0.007 2⅞ 0.009 3½ 0.011 0.012 4½ 0.014 LTC Coupling Size Maximum Sweep Value (Inches) (Inches) 4½ 0.014 0.015 5½ 0.017 6⅝ 0.020 0.021 7⅝ 0.023 8⅝ 0.026 9⅝ 0.029 0.061 Copyright © 2016 Gagemaker. All rights reserved...
  • Page 8 API BUTTRESS Buttress Coupling Sizes Maximum Sweep Value (Inches) (Inches) 4½ 0.014 0.015 5½ 0.017 6⅝ 0.020 0.021 7⅝ 0.023 8⅝ 0.026 9⅝ 0.029 10¾ 0.033 11¾ 0.036 13⅜ 0.041 0.049 18⅝ 0.058 0.062 Copyright © 2016 Gagemaker. All rights reserved...
  • Page 9 Coupling Alignment Gage Operation Manual CA-9001 NOTES Copyright © 2016 Gagemaker. All rights reserved...
  • Page 10 12 months from the date of shipment. This warranty is limited to repairing, or at Gagemaker’s option, replacing any product which is proven to have been defective at the time it was shipped and/or suffered damage during shipping; provided buyer has given Gagemaker written notice of any such claimed defect within 15 days of receipt.
  • Page 11 Coupling Alignment Gage Operation Manual CA-9001 Copyright © 2016 Gagemaker. All rights reserved...
  • Page 12 Gagemaker, LP, P.O. Box 87709, Houston, Texas 77287-7709 712 East Southmore Ave., Pasadena, Texas 77502 Phone: 713-472-7360 Fax: 713-472-7241 Web site: www.gagemaker.com...