Alignment troubleshooting – Goulds Pumps 3640 - IOM User Manual
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Troubleshooting
Alignment troubleshooting
Symptom
Cause
Remedy
Horizontal (side-to-side) alignment cannot The driver feet are bolt-bound.
Loosen the pump's hold-down bolts, and
be obtained (angular or parallel).
slide the pump and driver until you
achieve horizontal alignment.
The baseplate is not leveled properly and 1. Determine which corners of the base-
is probably twisted.
plate are high or low.
2.
Remove or add shims at the appropri-
ate corners.
3.
Realign the pump and driver.
Vertical (top-to-bottom) alignment cannot The baseplate is not leveled properly and 1. Determine if the center of the base-
be obtained (angular or parallel).
is probably bowed.
plate should be raised or lowered.
2.
Level screws equally at the center of
the baseplate.
3.
Realign the pump and driver.
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