AIRLESSCO SS4550 - Manual (Page 20)

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11. Take the upper female gland & place on top of your
assembled upper packings with the inverted side
down.
12. Take your assembled upper glands and packings
(7 pieces) and slide on over the top of the piston, making
sure the inverted sides are facing down.
13. Take the V-packing holder and replace the white O-ring
and the black O-ring with new ones from the packing kit.
14. Slide the V-packing holder over the top of the upper
packings so they fit inside.
15. Lubricate the inside of the fluid pump body and the out-
side of the packings with a light weight oil.
16. Slide the completed assembly into the fluid pump body.
*NOTE: TO KEEP PACKINGS SECURED IN THE
CORRECT POSITION, HOLDTHE PUMP BODY UPSIDE
DOWN AND PUSH THE COMPLETED ASSEMBLY
UPWARDS INTO THE PUMP BODY. ONCE PLACED
INSIDE, TILT THE PUMP BODY BACK UP TO KEEP
ALL PIECES.
17. Thread the packing nut into the top of the fluid
body and tighten hand tight.
18. Take the suction retainer and replace the black
O-ring with a new one from the packing kit. Replace the
suction ball with the new one from the kit into the suction
retainer. Place the suction seat into the flat side of the
ball guide, over the suction ball. Now place the white
O-ring into the groove around the suction seat.
19. Take the completed suction valve assembly and place
it into the bottom of the fluid body, with the rounded side
fitting inside.
20. Take the suction seat support and place the flat side
down on to the suction valve assembly (threads will be
facing upwards).
21. Thread the suction nut, over the suction seat support.
22. Tighten the packing nut (utilizing the packing nut
adjustment tool) clockwise one full turn.
1. Take the lower metal male gland and place it down on
the flat side.
2. Take three of the lower polyethylene V-packings and two
of the leather V-packings and place onto your male gland
in the following order with the inverted side down:
polyethylene, leather, polyethylene, leather, polyethylene.
3. Take the female adaptor, which is inverted on both
sides, and place it on top of your assembled
lower packings.
4. Follow step 2 above but with packings inverted
side up.
5. Take the second lower male gland and place it on top
of your assembled packings with the rounded
side down.
6. Take your assembled glands & packings (13 pieces all
ogether) and slide on to the lower half of the piston.
7. Take the spacer and slide over the top of the piston (it
doesn’t matter which direction it sits), falling onto the
lower packings.
8. Take the three Belleville Springs and slide
over the top of the piston in the following order:
* First spring, curve facing down
* Second spring, curve facing up
* Third spring, curve facing down
9. Take the upper male gland and place it with the rounded
side up.
10. Take the three upper polyethylene V-packings and two
leather packings and assemble with the inverted side
down, on to the male gland in the following
order: polyethylene, leather, polyethylene, leather,
polyethylene.
PACKING REPLACEMENT PROCEDURES
DISASSEMBLY OF THE FLUID PUMP
REASSEMBLY
1. Unscrew & remove the packing nut.
2. Push the piston rod down through the packings & out of
the pump.
3. Now push the packing removal tool up through the pump
& remove from the top bringing the packings, spacer &
springs along with it, leaving the fluid body empty.
*NOTE: MAKE SURE ALL PACKINGS & GLANDS HAVE
BEEN REMOVED FROM THE FLUID PUMP.
4. Clean inside of fluid body.
5. Disassemble all parts & clean for reassembly. Discard
any old packings. Save the metal upper glands. Replace
metal lower glands with new metal glands from the
packing kit.
* NOTE: IF THE OLD PACKING HAD A METAL GLAND
FOR (187-058), DISCARD & REPLACE WITH A NEW
PLASTIC ONE FROM PACKING KIT.
6. Lubricate leather packing in lightweight oil for 10 minutes
prior to reassembly.