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Precautions Before Overhauling

Aircompressormaybeoverhauledforplannedmaintenanceorstrippingdownforsurveypurposes. Email*
Firstofall,makesurethesparepartsareavailableonboard.Thiswillincludejoints,gaskets,major
sparepartssuchaspiston,pistonrings,bearings,etc.

Unlessthecompressorhassufferedamajorfailure,itwouldbebettertoleaveoverhaulingair
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compressoruntilthevesselhasberthed,especiallyonareversibleenginewithfixedpitchpropeller.
Thisisincasethereisahighdemandforcompressedairduringmanoeuvring.

Forsurveypurpose,ensurethefollowingpapersarereadilyaccessible:copiesofprevioussurvey
reports,runninghourssincelastsurvey,copiesofplannedmaintenancereports,recorded ***If you Like it, Share it
clearancesandmanufacturersrecommendedtolerances.

Overhauling Air Compressor

Thecompressortobeisolatedbothelectricallyandmechanicallyandlockedout.MENATWORK
noticesareposted.Theoilandcoolingwaterisdrained,compressorisstrippeddownremoving
cylinderheadandvalves,pistonandconnectingrod.Thecirclips,gudgeonpinandtopendbearing
areremovedfromthepistonusingpropertools.Thepistonringsareremoved.Thepartstobe Follow Us
cleanedforsurvey,butnoevidenceofwearordamageisremoved.Thepartsaregauged(ring
grooves,pistonpindiameter,bearingclearances)andthereadingsarerecorded.Safetydevicesare Jab Froze
checked.Hydraulictestercanbeusedtotesttheopeningpressureofreliefvalves.
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Majorpartssuchaspiston,liner(replaceabletype),bearings,etc.tobeinspectedandrenewedif
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necessary.Pistonringswouldalsoberenewedaswouldthegudgeonpinandtopendbearing.
Beforefittingnewpistonrings,buttandaxialclearancestobechecked.Ensurecorrecttoolisusedto
guidetheringstothecylinderbore.Allnutstobetorquetightenedtocorrectsettingsandwithnew
lockingdevicessuchassplitpins.Suctionanddischargevalvesmustberenewedoroverhauled.
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Checkingbumpingclearanceisnecessaryafteramajoroverhaul.Normalvalueofbumping
clearanceforatwostagemainaircompressorisabout0.5mm.Usemodernsqueezableplasticor LifeBoatReleaseGearMechanismon
leadwireballformeasuringbumpingclearance.Afterfittingcylindercover,turnflywheelbyhandto Ships
makesureitisfreetoturn.

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Cleanorrenewcrankcaseoilsuctionfilterandrefillcrankcasewithnewoil.Renewlubeoilfiltersand LambdaControllerandJetAssist
airfilter.Opencoolingwatervalvesandcheckforleakages.Turntheflywheelcontinuouslybyhand SystemonShips
toprimethelubeoilpump.Conductaninitialrunningofcompressorinunloadedconditionandcheck
PneumaticControlSystemsonShips
motoramperes,noise,etc.Thenloadthecompressorandthencheckforbearingoverheating.Once
everythingfoundsatisfactory,testrunthecompressorandmeasuretimetakentofilltheairbottle TroubleshootingAlarmMonitoringand
fromemptytofull. ControlSystemonships

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Keepalltherecordsofclearances,sparepartsconsumed,etc.andsenttothecompany.Raise
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requisitionsfornecessarysparesimmediately.Updatetheworkdoneandrunninghourincomputer
basedplannedmaintenancesystem(PMS). InvestigationonTopEndBearing
FailureforMainEngineonShips

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