Installing industrial gear wheels shaft-

mounted gear units, horizontal model

MDI-165-A-EN 20.02.2007

INSTALLING INDUSTRIAL GEAR WHEELS SHAFT MOUNTED GEAR

UNITS, HORIZONTAL MODEL

1. INSTALLING A SHAFT-MOUNTED GEAR UNIT WITH KEY CONNECTION ................... 2

2. INSTALLING A SHAFT-MOUNTED GEAR UNIT WITH SHRINK DISC CONNECTION.... 2
3. REMOVING A SHAFT-MOUNTED GEAR UNIT................................................................. 4
4. INSTALLATION ACCURACY ............................................................................................. 5
4.1 GEAR UNIT INSTALLATION ACCURACY .................................................................................. 5

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1. INSTALLING A SHAFT-MOUNTED GEAR UNIT WITH KEY CONNECTION

The installation of a shaft-mounted gear unit is done
using an end plate (A) and the appropriate mounting
screws (B) (Figure 1). The number and size of
screws needed in installation can be found in the
dimensional drawing of the unit.
Before installation, check the following:
dimensions of the hollow shaft (C) bore
dimensions of the end of the shaft (D) of the
machine being used
dimensions of the keyway and the key (E)
compatibility of the bores of the end plate (A)
with the thread holes at the end of the shaft (D)
To start the installation, remove the cover (F) of the
hollow shaft. Treat the end of the shaft of the
machine to be used with anti-corrosive oil or grease,
such as NOCO Fluid, Never-seez, Molykote DX,
Molykote G Rapid 2 plus, Fel-Pro C-670 or
Chesterton 785 when using a key connetion. Lift the
shaft-mounted gear unit to the height of the end of
the shaft (D) of the machine being used. Heat the
hollow shaft of the shaft-mounted gear unit (C) to
+60..+70 C, for example with blowtorch. Be careful
not to damage the oil seals. Mount the gear unit on
the shaft using nuts (G), if necessary, tightening them
against the end plate (A).
Finally, remove the mounting screws (B), lock the
shaft (D) to the end plate (A) with the locking screws
(H) and fix the cover (F) in place.

Figure 1. Installing the key connection and installed key connection.

2. INSTALLING A SHAFT-MOUNTED GEAR UNIT WITH SHRINK DISC CONNECTION

The installation of a shaft-mounted gear unit is done
using an end plate (A) and the appropriate mounting
screws (B) (Figure 2). The number and size of
screws needed in installation can be found in the
dimensional drawing of the unit.
Before installation, check the following:
dimensions of the hollow shaft (C) bore
dimensions of the end of the shaft (D) of the
machine being used
compatibility of the bores in the end plate (A)
with the thread holes at the end of the shaft (D)

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Also read the separate shrink disc connection Lift the shaft-mounted gear unit to the height of the
instructions for information on attaching the shrink end of the shaft (D) of the machine being used.
disc (K). Mount the gear unit on the shaft using nuts (G), if
The hollow shaft (C) bore at the shrink disc end and necessary, tightening them against the end plate (A).
the end of the shaft (D) of the machine to be used Finally, remove the mounting screws (B), lock the
must be carefully cleaned of oil and grease so as to shaft with the shrink disc (K) and fix the cover (F) in
create sufficient friction between the joint surfaces. place (Figures 2 and 3).
You should grease the contact surface at the free
end of the hollow shaft to prevent friction corrosion.
You can use greases listed in section 1 for this
purpose. The cone surfaces of the shrink disc must
also be greased.

Figure 2. Two different applications for installing a shrink disc connection.

Figure 3. Shrink disc connection installed in two different ways.

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3. REMOVING A SHAFT-MOUNTED GEAR UNIT

First remove the oil from the shaft and lift the cover of
the hollow shaft (F). Then fix the hoist to the gear unit
and detach the torque arm. Turn the end plate (A)
into a position where the pull-out screws (M) do not
align with the thread holes in the shaft (D). Remove
the gear unit using the pull-out screws (M) and the
thread holes in the end plate (A) (Figures 4 and 5).
You can also use a pressurised-oil cylinder and
appropriate removal tools.
When removing a shaft-mounted unit with a shrink
disc joint (K), refer to the separate instructions for the
shrink disc joint.
.

Figure 4. Removing a key connection.

Figure 5. Removing a shrink disc connection.

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4. INSTALLATION ACCURACY

4.1 Gear unit installation accuracy

The anchoring base (R) material is nodular cast iron, base and the anchoring rod. There must be two
and it is forbidden to weld it. There must be a gap (S) pivots in the anchoring support.
for transverse movement between the anchoring There is a separate guide for mounting the anchoring
support on the base.

Figure 6. Allowable margins in mounting.

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