Gorman-Rupp Pumps T6A71S-B /F,/FM - Manual (Page 36)

OM-05351 SUPER T SERIES
MAINTENANCE & REPAIR PAGE E - 14
Reach through the back cover opening with the
check valve and position the check valve adaptor
in the mounting slot in the suction flange (21). Align
the adaptor with the flange hole and secure the as­
sembly with the check valve pin (22).
NOTE
If the suction or discharge flanges were removed,
replace the respective gaskets, apply `Permatex
Aviation No. 3 Form‐A‐Gasket' or equivalent com­
pound to the mating surfaces, and secure them to
the pump casing with the attaching hardware.
Back Cover Installation And Adjustment
(Figures 1 and 8)
If the wear plate (5) was removed for replacement,
carefully center the new wear plate on the back
cover and secure it with the hardware (7 and 8).
The wear plate must be concentric to prevent bind­
ing when the back cover is installed.
Clearance between the impeller and wear plate is
adjusted using four adjusting screws and locking
collars. There are 18 detents on the I.D. of each
locking collar. Indexing the collars one detent on
the adjusting screws represents approximately
.005 inch (0,13 mm) of wear plate clearance. The
recommended clearance between the wear plate
and the impeller is .010 to .020 inch (0,25 to 0,50
mm).
USE TWO
OPPOSING
BACK COVER NUTS
TO PRESS
BACK COVER
INTO PUMP
CASING USE TWO REMAINING
ADJUSTING SCREWS AND
LOCKING COLLARS TO
SET FACE CLEARANCE
INDEX COLLARS 3
DETENTS COUNTER‐
CLOCKWISE, THEN
TURN CLOCKWISE
UNTIL SCREW
HOLES ALIGN
Figure 8. Installing and Adjusting Back Cover
Replace the back cover O‐rings (6 and 9) and lubri­
cate them with a generous amount of No. 2 grease.
Clean any scale or debris from the contacting sur­
faces in the pump casing that might interfere or
prevent a good seal with the back cover.
Screw the four adjusting screws (11) into the
tapped holes in the back cover plate until they are
just flush with the machined surface on the back
side of the cover plate.
Align the back cover plate over the studs (3) and
slide it into the pump casing. Use two back cover
nuts (13) on diagonally opposing studs to press
the back cover into the pump casing until the wear
plate just touches the impeller when the shaft is
turned by hand. Tighten the hand nuts evenly to
avoid binding.
With the wear plate just touching the impeller, turn
the two free adjusting screws until they engage the
pump casing. Position the locking collars over the
adjusting screws so the holes in the collars for the
locking screws align approximately with the holes
in the cover plate.
Loosen the hand nuts used to press the back cover
into the pump casing one full turn.
Pull the collars off the adjusting screws, index them
three detents counterclockwise, and reinstall the
collars on the adjusting screws. Use the collars to
turn the adjusting screws clockwise until the holes
in the locking collars realign with the tapped screw
holes in the back cover plate. Secure the locking
collars to the back cover plate with the hardware
(14 and 15). Install the two remaining back cover
nuts snugly against the adjusting screws.
Remove the first two back cover nuts from their
studs. Turn the adjusting screws clockwise until
they engage the pump casing. Install the locking
collars and hardware (28 and 29). Reinstall the
back cover nuts.
Be sure the wear plate does not scrape against the
impeller.
Over time it may be necessary to repeat the adjust­
ment process to compensate for normal wear be­
tween the impeller and wear plate. When all of the
adjustment has been used on the back cover side
of the pump, an additional 0.125 inch (3,2 mm) of
adjustment may be obtained by removing the ro­
tating assembly adjusting shims (33).