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b. Cleaning
WARNING
c.
Compressed air used for cleaning purposes will not exceed 30 psi. Use
only with effective chip guarding and personal
(goggles/shield, gloves etc).
Wash all blower parts In clean fuel oil and dry
Inspection
protective equipment
with compressed air.
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Examine bearings for indications of corrosion and pitting. Lubricate each ball bearing with
clean engine oil. Hold bearing inner race from turning and revolve outer race slowly by
hand, checking for rough spots.
Check oil seal rings, carriers, and collars for wear and scoring. When replacement of an oil
seal ring or carrier is necessary, replace both parts together.
Inspect blower lobes and sealing ribs for burrs and scoring. If rotors are slightly scored or
burred, clean up with emery cloth.
Examine rotor shaft serrations for wear, burrs, or peening. Inspect bearing and oil seal
contact surfaces of shafts for wear and scoring.
Inspect inside surface of blower housing for burrs and scoring. Inside surface must be
smooth for efficient operation. If inside surface is slightly scored or burred, clean up with
emery cloth.
Check finished ends of blower housing for flatness and burrs. End plates must be flat against
blower housing.
CAUTION
Use care not to remove metal at joint face between end plates and housing. Air or oil
leaks could develop after assembly.
(7) Finished inside face of each end plate
scored or burred, clean up with emery
must be smooth and flat. If finished face is slightly
cloth.
NOTE
When required, replace blower gears as a set.
(8) Examine serrations in blower timing gears for wear and peening. Check gear teeth for wear,
chipping, or damage. Gear backlash between gear teeth must not exceed 0.004 inch.
WARNING
Compressed air used for cleaning purposes will not exceed 30 PSI. Use
only with effective chip guarding and personal protective equipment
(goggles/shield, gloves etc).
(9) Clean oil strainer in vertical oil passage at bottom of each blower end plate and blow out all
oil passages with compressed air.
(10) Examine blower drive support, coupling seats, spring seats, and springs for cracks and
broken parts.
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