Gorman-Rupp Pumps PAH6B60-6068H IT4 1529202 and up - Manual (Page 47)

PAH SERIES OM-06602
MAINTENANCE & REPAIR PAGE E - 24
SEAL PLATE
O‐RING
IMPELLER
SHAFT
STATIONARY
ELEMENT
ROTATING
ELEMENT
BELLOWS
IMPELLER
SHIMS
IMPELLER
SPRING
RETAINER
SHAFT
SLEEVE
SLEEVE
O‐RING
SPRING
CENTERING
WASHER
SHAFT
KEY
Figure 10. Seal Assembly
This seal is not designed for operation at
temperatures above 160
_
F (71
_
C). Do not
use at higher operating temperatures.
If the seal plate was removed, install the seal plate
gasket (14). Position the seal plate over the shaft
and secure it to the bearing housing with the hard­
ware (15 and 16).
Press the stationary element and its O‐ring into the
seal plate until fully seated in the seal plate bore. A
push tube cut from a length of plastic pipe would
aid this process. The I.D. of the tube should be
slightly larger than the O.D. of the shaft sleeve (7).
Install the shaft sleeve O‐ring (8) in the groove in
the I.D. of the sleeve. Lubricate the O‐ring and the
O.D. of the shaft sleeve with “P-80
R
Emulsion” or
water. Do not use oil or any substitute lubricant
other than water.
Slide the rotating subassembly (consisting of the
rotating element, retainer and bellows) onto the
sleeve until the rotating element is just flush with
the chamfered end of the sleeve. Slide the shaft
sleeve and rotating subassembly onto the shaft
until the seal faces contact and the shaft sleeve
seats against the shoulder on the impeller shaft.
Install the seal spring and spring centering washer.
Lubricate the seal assembly as indicated in
LUBRICATION, after the impeller has been in­
stalled.
Impeller Installation And Adjustment
(Figure 6)
Inspect the impeller (1) and replace it if cracked or
badly worn.
Install the same thickness of adjusting shims (5) as
previously installed. Install the impeller key (26) in
the shaft keyway. Align the keyway in the impeller
with the shaft key and press the impeller onto the
shaft until fully seated.
A clearance of .025 to .040 inch (0,64 to 1,02 mm)
between the impeller and the seal plate is neces­
sary for maximum pump efficiency. Measure this
clearance and add or remove impeller adjusting
shims as required.