INSTRUCTION BULLETIN

MP.IB.EN.04.15.10

1. TITLE
Run out measurement process for conventional and FE Cam-shaft of ALCo locomotives.
2. INTRODUCTION/BACKGROUND
Cases of breakage of cam and split gears
and breakage of L9/R9 cam block in engine
block have been reported frequently. A lot
of measures were undertaken in the design
improvement of cam/split gears and L9/R9
cam blocks. Excessive run out of cam shaft
is considered to be playing some part in
these failures. Accordingly in 40th DMG,
the maximum value of TIR of cam shaft
was recommended 0.002( individual
segment) and 0.004 (in assembly
condition).
Since SUCS have nos of joints as it is assembled with 17 pieces ( 8 segment +7
spacers +2 Gen. end/Free end shafts) in one bank, it is therefore, not practicable to
achieve the run out of assembly to the extent of 0.002 thou. So SUCS has been kept
away from this exercise.
3. REFERENCE
Reported high rate of rejection of Cam-shafts by zonal railway
4. SCOPE
It will help in increasing the reliability and reducing rate of rejection for Conventional
and FE camshaft
5. TECHNICAL CONTENT
The cam-shaft should be of manufactured with concentric/same diameters at bearing
surface so that it during rotating no surface of the journal diameter should have a
metallic contact with bushing surface. In case of excessive run out, it will not only
damage to cam blocks but contact of split gear and cam gear shall shift beyond PCD
to either direction or leading to gear breakage. To avoid the said problem, run out of
camshaft should be controlled and maintained to prescribe limits.
(a) Devices required:i. Matched V-block/s. Or V blocks with rollers (DLW Drawing
No.MT.05AL0095) enclosed as Annexure I source are given in Annexure II.
ii. Dial Gauge
iii. Surface table ( EXCELLO make or similar with key way, Which could
accommodate full length of assembled camshaft)
(b) Method:i.

ii.

If V blocks with rollers are used, the rollers are inspected for the wear
otherwise it shall give erratic readings during TIR checking. In case of wear,
it should be replaced.
Surface table is trued with the help of sprit level.

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iv.

The V-blocks are fitted in the sIot of the Ievelled surface table.
The cam-sbafts are assembled and each bearing journal is placed on a Y
block.
v. The dial-gauge 9tylus is made to touch on the bearing surface of cam-shaft. The cam-shaft is rotated about its artis wirh the stylus touching its bearing
surface.
(c) 0bsewation:-

i.

If the cam-shaft bearing surface is perfectly round then the pointer of the
dial of dial gauge will be stationary at every point on the periphery of journal
[mostly at 'O'(zero)].
i. If there is any discrepancy then there will dflection of dial-gauge pointer.
iii. This deflection of pointer for F'E and Conventional cam-shafts is
O.O02"(max. permissible)
iv. If deflwtion of pointer is more than the above permissible limits the camshaft/~/are zejected far fitment on loco.
v. The Values of TIR should be recorded in following table
Location

0"
Emended

Shaft

Run Out Measurement in Thou

( 90"
/ 180" 1 270"

ta

NOTE:The above method of run-out checking has been prescribed keeping in View that the
threaded fasteners have been tightened to the proper torque value. (90 ft. lb~].
(6) AGENCDB FOR IMPLEMENTATION-

(1)
Cz)
(3)

DLW
QMJw
FOB Workshops

(7) Distribution
CIOPMW, CDEJDLW, All CWMs, CMPEs and Sr. DMEs (As pm enclosed List )

(Ad Kumar)
Director (3)
For Director General/ RDSO

Annexure-I

Annexure-II

Vender for MTO5AL0095

1.

2.

WELL MECH CORPORATION

12/1 ZROAD SHAUPUR (SOUTH)
DASNAGAR, HOWRAH- 711105
J.D.ENGINEERING Pvt. Ltd
39, KALI KRISHNA TEGORE STREET
4th Floor, room No. 411
KOLKATA-700007
ELECTRO MECH
VILL. & POST- RAGHUDEVBATI
VIA FORT GLOSTER
SANK RAIL
HOWRAH- 7111310

1. CIO, Diesel Modernisation Works, Patiala

2. Cheif Design Engineer, Diesel Locomotive Works, Varanasi.
The Chief Works Manager,
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Northern Railway
Southern Railway
Central Railway
South Eastern Railway
Western Railway
Eastern Railway

Loco Workshop,Charbagh,Lucknow - 226 005.

Workshop, Golden Rock, Tiruchirapalli - 620 004(TN)
Workshop, Parel, Mumbai.
Workshop, Kharagpur. - 721 304
Workshop, Ajmer.- 305 001
Workshop,Jamalpur, Distt.Munger-811214 (Bihar)

The Chief Motive Power Engineer (Dsl)

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Central Railway
Eastern Railway
Northern Railway
North Eastern Railway
Northeast Frontier Railway
Southern Railway
South Eastern Railway
South Central Railway
Western Railway
East Central Railway
East Coast Railway

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North Central Railway

North Western Railway
South East Central Railway
South Western Railway
West Central Railway

CST Mumbai 400 001.

Fairlie Place, Kolkata 700 001.
Baroda House, New Delhi 110 001.
HQrs. Office, Gorakhpur 273 001.
Maligaon, Guwahati 781 011.
NGO Annexe, Park Town, Chennai 600 003.
Garden Reach, Kolkata 700 043.
Rail Nilayam, Secunderabad 500 371.
Churchgate, Mumbai 400 020.
HQrs. Office, Hajipur 844101. (Bihar)
HQrs. Office, Rail Vihar, B-2 Chandrasekharpur,
Bhubaneshwar-571 023
HQrs. Office, Allahabad 211 001.
HQrs. Office, Jaipur 302 006. (Rajasthan)
HQrs. Office, Bilaspur. (CG)
HQrs. Office, Hubli (Karnataka).
HQrs. Office, Jabalpur (MP).

The Sr. Div. Mech. Engineer(Diesel)/ Div. Mech. Engineer(Diesel), Diesel Loco Shed:
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Central Rly.

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Northern Rly.

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Eastern Rly.

North Eastern Rly.

Northeast Frontier Rly.

Southern Rly.

South Central Rly.

Diesel Loco Shed Pune - 411103

Diesel Loco Shed Kalyan - 421304
Diesel Loco Shed Andal, Distt. Burdwan - 713 321(WB)
Diesel Loco Shed Burdwan, Distt. Burdwan- 713 101 (WB),
Diesel Loco Shed Jamalpur, Distt.Munger- 811214(Bihar),
Diesel Loco Shed Bamangachi, P.O. Salkia, Howrah 711106
(W.B.)
Diesel Loco Shed Tughlakabad, New Delhi - 110 044
Diesel Loco Shed Alambagh, Lucknow - 226 011
Diesel Loco Shed Ludhiana 141 001
Diesel Loco Shed Gonda 271 002(UP)
Diesel Loco Shed Siliguri Jn.- 734 403
Diesel Loco Shed Malda Town 732 102
Diesel Loco Shed New Gauhati
Diesel Loco Shed Golden Rock, Ponmalai, Tiruchchirapalli 620 004
Diesel Loco Shed Erode 638 002(TN)
Diesel Loco Shed Ernakulam Jn. - 682 011(Kerela)
Diesel Loco Shed, Tondiarpet - 600081(TN)
Diesel Loco Shed Guntakal, Anantpur (AP) 515801
Diesel Loco Shed Kazipet, Distt.-Warangal (AP) 560 003

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South Eastern Rly.

Western Rly.

East Central Rly.

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East Coast Rly.

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North Central Rly.

North Western Rly.

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West Central Rly.

South East Central Rly.

South Western Rly.

Diesel Loco Shed Gooty, Anantpur Distt (AP) - 515 402

Diesel Loco Shed Maula Ali, Hyderabad(AP) - 500 147
Diesel Loco Shed Vijaywada, Khuddus Naga, Krishna Distt.
Vijaywada(AP) 520 001
Diesel Loco Shed Bondamunda, Sundar Nagar, Orissa 770 032
Diesel Loco Shed Kharagpur, Distt. Midnapure(WB) - 721 301
Diesel Loco Shed Bokaro Steel City 827 010
Diesel Loco Shed, Angul, Distt.- Angul, Orissa
Diesel Loco Shed, Ratlam 413701 (MP)
Diesel Loco Shed Vatva , Ahmedabad 382 445 (Gujrat)
Diesel Loco Shed Sabarmati , Ahemdabad - 380 019 (Gujarat)
Diesel Loco Shed Gandhidham, - North Gujrat-370021
Diesel Loco Shed Gandhidham, Kutch-370 011
Diesel Loco Shed, Pratap Nagar, Baroda (Gujrat) -390 004
Diesel Loco Shed, Bandra, Maharashtra 400 051
Diesel Loco Shed Mughalsarai, distt. Chandauli- 232 101(UP)
Diesel Loco Shed, Samastipur, Bihar.
Diesel Loco Shed Patratu, Distt. Hazaribagh - 829120
(Jharkhand)
Diesel Loco Shed Vishakhapatnam, P.O. Kanchrapalam(AP)530 008
Diesel Loco Shed Jhansi - 284001
Diesel Loco Shed Bhagat - ki -kothi, Jodhpur - 342 001
Diesel Loco Shed,Abu Road Sirohi 307 026
Diesel Loco Shed Phulera-303338 (Rajasthan)
Diesel Loco Shed Raipur, Chhattisgarh-492005
Diesel Loco Shed Krishna Rajapuram , Bangalore - 560 036
Diesel Loco Shed, Hubli, near Rly Jn. Gadag Road, Shazrwal
Distt., Karnataka 580 020
Diesel Loco Shed Itarsi - 461115
Diesel Loco Shed New Katni Jn. - 463 501