Couple the pump and driver, Install the coupling guard – Goulds Pumps 3355 - IOM User Manual

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Commissioning, Startup, Operation, and Shutdown

Couple the pump and driver

WARNING:

• Always disconnect and lock out power to the driver before you perform any installation or

maintenance tasks. Failure to disconnect and lock out driver power will result in serious physical
injury.
• Electrical connections must be made by certified electricians in compliance with all international,

national, state, and local rules.

• Refer to driver/coupling/gear manufacturers installation and operation manuals (IOM) for specific

instructions and recommendations.

1. Check the gap between the coupling hubs against the dimensions shown on the elevation

drawing or as stamped on the coupling hub. For any necessary adjustment, move the
driver not the pump.
Motors with sleeve bearings may be manufactured with 1/4 or 1/2 in. (6.35 or 12.7 mm) end
movement (float) in the motor rotor. For limited end-float arrangement, the gap between the
coupling halves must be set in a different manner. If specific directions are not indicated in
the motor instructions, then follow this procedure:

NOTICE:
If the driver was mounted at the factory, the setting for the coupling is already determined.

a) Slide the rotor towards the outboard end of the motor as far as it will go and mark the

shaft at the motor frame.

b) Slide the rotor towards the inboard end of the motor as far as it will go and mark the

shaft again.
The distance between the marks should be either 1/2 or 1/4 in. (6.35 or 12.7 mm) if the
motor is arranged for limited end-float travel.

c) Scribe a third mark on the shaft halfway between the scribe marks made in the previous

steps.

d) Clamp the rotor in place.

1. Sleeve bearing
2. Thrust collar
3. Coupling

2. Use the instructions from the coupling manufacturer to lubricate and install the coupling.
3. Check the angular and parallel alignment of the coupling halves. See Pump-to-driver

alignment in the Installation chapter.

Install the coupling guard

1. De-energize the motor, place the motor in a locked-out position, and place a caution tag at

the starter that indicates the disconnect.

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