Hale Q Series Muscle - Manual (Page 7)

7 MUSCLE (Midship) Pumps Installation, Operation, and Maintenance Manual
p/n: 029-0020-63-0
Table of Contents 
Figure 5-5: Muscle Pump Service Chart, Part 2 of 3.......................................................... 89
Figure 5-6: Muscle Pump Service Chart, Part 3 of 3.......................................................... 90
Midship Pump Maintenance Check List............................................................. 91
Recommended “Weekly” Procedures......................................................................................91
Recommended “Annual” Procedures......................................................................................92
6 Troubleshooting..................................................................................................... 93
Table 6-1: Muscle (Midship) Pump Troubleshooting........................................................ 93
PTO Will Not Engage. ...................................................................................................... 93
Pump Will Not Engage. .................................................................................................... 93
Pump Loses Prime or Will Not Prime. .............................................................................. 94
Insufficient Pump Capacity, Single Stage. ....................................................................... 96
Leak at Pump Packing. .................................................................................................... 97
Remote Control Difficult to Operate. ................................................................................ 97
Engine Speeds Too HIGH for Required Capacity or Pressure. ....................................... 98
Cavitation ......................................................................................................................... 99
Relief Valve Does Not Relieve Pressure When Relief Valves are Closed. ...................... 99
Relief Valve Does Not Recover and Return to Original Pressure Setting After Opening
Valves............................................................................................................................... 99
Relief Valve Opens When Control Valves are Locked Out. ............................................. 99
Unable to Obtain Proper Setting on Relief Valves. ........................................................ 100
Discharge Valves Are Difficult to Operate. ..................................................................... 100
Water/Moisture in Pump Gearbox. ................................................................................. 101
Rotation Symptoms. ....................................................................................................... 101
7 Repair and Corrective Maintenance ................................................................. 103
7.1 Overview ......................................................................................................................... 103
7.2 General Repair Guidelines ............................................................................................ 103
Before You Begin... ........................................................................................................................ 103
Table 7-1: Typical Torque Values Chart .......................................................................... 105
Remove the Gearbox Assembly..................................................................................................... 105
7.3 Cleaning and Inspection Guidelines ............................................................................ 106
Bearings ......................................................................................................................................... 106
Tools Required ............................................................................................................................... 107
7.4 Removing the Pump Assembly .................................................................................... 108
Figure 7-1: Typical Muscle (Midship) Pump Overview ..................................................... 108
Figure 7-2: Lifting Eyebolt Attachment Layout ................................................................. 109
Installing the Assembly to the Apparatus ....................................................................................... 110
7.5 Removing the Gearbox.................................................................................................. 110
G Series Gearbox........................................................................................................................... 110
Figure 7-3: Typical G Series Gearbox Removal .............................................................. 111
Removal - G Series ................................................................................................................. 111
Installation - G Series .............................................................................................................. 112