Lubricate the sealed bearings with grease cups – Goulds Pumps API 3171 - IOM User Manual

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333H

333H

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Deflector

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Steady bearings

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Housing, steady bearings

333H

Lip seal

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Retaining ring, steady bearing

Lubricate the sealed bearings with grease cups

For models with grease-lubricated bearings, the spring-operated automatic grease cups are designed to
maintain constant lubrication of the intermediate pump bearings that are fixed to the vertical pump
housing. The center stem protrudes out of the housing when the cup is full and gradually moves down
into the housing as the grease is used. After the wing nut is threaded against the stem zerk fitting and the
bottom of the wing nut rests on the cap of the grease cup, then the grease reservoir is empty and you must
refill it.

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4

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Zerk fitting

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Wing nut

3.

Grease reservoir

4.

Throttling screw

Commissioning, Startup, Operation, and Shutdown

Model API 3171 Installation, Operation, and Maintenance Manual

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