MTU Detroit Diesel 183 Series Technical Publication page 584

Group 20
Subgroup 2570b
Page 6
Channel plate installation
Install guide pins (18) and coat with petroleum jelly.
Fit initial plate (20) on guide pins.
Install channel plates (21, 22), if possible in pairs (23), as per arrangement or markings on guide pins.
Fit end plate (24) on guide pins.
Note:
For arrangement, see plate sign (27) on cover plate (19). Direction of arrows on plate seats must always alternate
between left and right.
Cover plate installation
Coat securing screws (25) on threaded stem and under head sufficiently with Ultratherm paste.
Fit cover plate (19) on guide pins.
Note:
If channel plates are significantly bent, if necessary preassemble plate core with longer M12 screws (assembly aid).
Install securing screws (25) with washers (26) and tighten:
Observe sequence as required (preferable diagonally and evenly), i.e. ensure parallel arrangement of channel
plates.
Pretightening approx. 25 + 3 Nm
Further tightening 45 + 5 Nm
but not beyond block dimension as per sign (27).
If necessary, make a break in tightening (min. 10 mins., max. 1 day), so that gaskets in channel plates can settle in
gaps of channel plates (Sh 70 elastomer).
Then tighten securing screws to block dimension as per sign (27), not exceeding max. tightening torque of
60 + 6 Nm.
Sign installation
Install sign (27) - plate arrangement and block dimension - with grooved pin on cover plate (19).
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