KAESER SM 8 Service Manual page 50

Maintenance
1 Spring
2 Hose coupling
3 Pressure gauge
4 Hexagonal nut
5 Cover
Grounding the oil separator cartridge is by means of a spring, inset
and clamped in the separator cover (5).
Do not damage the spring when changing the separator cartridge be-
cause grounding can only be ensured when it is in perfect condition.
 Unscrew the hexagonal bolts (4) and remove the cover plate (5).
 Take out the old oil separator cartridge (8) with the O ring (6) and O ring (9) and dis-
pose of according to environmental regulations.
 Clean the sealing surfaces of the oil separator tank.
The oil separating cartridge is disposable and cannot be cleaned.
Attention!
 Insert the new O ring (9) into the groove (10) in the oil separator tank.
 Insert the new oil separator cartridge (8) and then insert the new O ring (6) into the
groove (7).
 Fit the cover plate (5) and tighten down with the hexagonal bolts (4).
 Unscrew the union nut of the elbow fitting (12) and pull out the control air pipe (13).
 Unscrew and remove the elbow fitting (12) from the oil separator tank together with
the dirt trap screen filter (11).
 Replace the old dirt trap screen filter with a new one.
 Wrap teflon tape around the outside thread of the elbow fitting (12) and screw back
into the oil separator tank.
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6 O ---Ring (dia.80x8mm)
7 Groove
8 Oil separator cartridge
9 O ---Ring (dia.80x3,5mm)
10 Groove
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11 Dirt trap
12 Elbow fitting
13 Control line
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