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Seal Disassembly (
Figure 36
)
Contact seal disassembly and repair should be performed only by well qualified compressor
maintenance personnel. These disassembly instructions are included only as a convenient
reference for the authorized serviceman.
For ease of disassembly, refer to Figure 36 while following these instructions.
1.
Remove refrigerant.
2.
Remove shaft coupling and spacer (if any).
3.
Remove screws holding windage baffle (Item 4) and remove baffle.
4.
Remove shaft-end labyrinth (Item 7), gasket (Item 5) and necessary piping.
5.
Remove snap ring (Item 11) from shaft-end baffle and assemble to contact sleeve (Item
16).
6.
Remove seal housing cover (Item 2). The contact sleeve, spring (Item 15) and packing
gland (Item 14) will come out with the cover.
7.
Place assembly on bench with contact sleeve assembly face down on a soft cloth or clean
cardboard.
Protect seal faces at all times
.
8.
Press down on seal housing cover to compress the contact sleeve spring.
9.
Maintain pressure and remove snap ring.
10.
Slowly release pressure on cover. Spring tension will force contact sleeve out of housing.
For further inspection, remove packing gland and O-ring (Item 12).