GE SF6 Instruction Manual page 52

Preparing and installing static seals
Necessary products
Process
07- 2016
Installation
Erection general procedures
List of the Grid Solutions products necessary for the installing :
Grid
Solutions Diagram
reference
- 01861262
- 01835265
The table below gives the steps of installing static seals :
Step Action
1 Clean bearing grooves and sur-
faces using ISOPROPANOL.
2 Rid the seal of all foreign bodies
such as paintbrush bristles or fil-
ings...
Remove (where applicable) the
color identification point with fin-
gernail, never with a sharp instru-
ment.
3 Lightly lubricate the seal by hand
using MOLYKOTE 111 grease.
4 Put the seal(s) in place.
5 Lubricate both bearing surfaces
with MOLYKOTE 111.
Fill the residual volume of the
seal's outside groove with grease.
Greasing zone
GE Information
Designation
Can of ISOPROPANOL (1l)
MOLYKOTE 111 (100g tube)
Comment
Check the condition of the seal
which should
scratches or deformation (it
should be neither flattened,
stretched, nor broken).
Do not use a brush to do this.
Eliminate excess grease by
squeezing the seal between
fingers, leaving only a thin layer
on the entire surface.
Do not put grease on the inside
surface.
Only seals are
greased in this
zone
present no
Greasing zone
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