Waukesha-bearings CQ Tilting Pad Thrust Bearings User Manual download pdf

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CQ Tilting Pad Thrust Bearings

Installation and Maintenance Instructions

1. Introduction

The following notes provide installation and assembly instructions for Waukesha

Bearings CQ tilting pad thrust bearings.

Reference should be made to the specific contract drawing for operational information

and special features which may be provided.

2. General Description

The Waukesha Bearings CQ bearing is shown in Fig 1, and reference is made to this

drawing in the following comments.

The CQ tilting pad thrust bearing consists of a number of thrust pads (item 2)

supported in a cage ring (item 1). Each pad is loosely retained by pad stops (item 3)

so that each pad is free to tilt and it is supported on a system of levers (item 7) to

equalise load sharing between the pads. A screw held spacer plate (item 8) is fixed to

the back face of the cage ring, securing the levers within the cage ring.

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- 1 - CQ Tilting Pad Thrust Bearings Installation and Maintenance Instructions 1. Introduction The following notes provide installation and a

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- 2 - The spacer plate, normally supplied with a machining allowance, acts as an adjustable spacer (for adjusting axial bearing clearance and/or roto

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- 3 - • Remove the thrust pads together with the pad stops (they can be removed by sufficiently raising each pad stop with a screwdriver or similar

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- 4 - The alignment may be checked by gauging just below the casing joint and at the bottom, measuring to points just inside the collar periphery (se

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- 5 - Note: No excessive force should be necessary to bring the two cage ring joint faces into contact when correct engagement has occurred. The fina

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- 6 - uppermost to allow its removal for machining. Whilst the spacer plate is detached, the bearing should not be moved, to prevent the levers from

Waukesha-bearings CQ Tilting Pad Thrust Bearings User Manual