Service Manual

ShopSupplies
TheproceduresfoundinthisServiceManualmayrecommendtheuse
ofcommonlyusedshopsupplies(lubricants,sealantsandadhesives).A
symboldenotingtheuseofashopsupplymayappearinguresthatsupport
aprocedure.Alwaysrefertothewrittenprocedureforspecicinformation
regardingthetypeandtheapplicationofashopsupply.
IMPORTANT
Alwaysfollowmanufacturersinstructionswhenusingorstoring
shopsupplies.
ANTI-SEIZELUBRICANT
Usedtopreventcorrosion,gallingandseizurebetweenmetalparts.Most
oftenappliedtoshaftsandboresduringassembly.Unlessotherwise
specied,highviscosityregulargradelithium-graphitebasedanti-seize
lubricantshouldbeused.
GREASE
Canbeusedtopre-ll(pack)bearings,bootsandsealspriortoassembly,
easeinstallationofcomponentsduringassembly,orllcavitiesbetween
movingpartsthroughgreasettingsafterassembly.Unlessotherwise
noted,refertothemachineOperator’sManualorInstallationInstructions
forgreasespecications.
THREADLOCKINGCOMPOUND(ThreadLocker)
Usedtolockthreadedfastenersinposition.Availableinlow,mediumand
highstrengthforvarioussizefastenersandapplications.Mostthread
lockingcompoundsareappliedimmediatelypriortofastenerinstallation.
Somethreadlockingcompoundsusea“Wicking”feature,andcanbe
appliedafterfastenerinstallation.Mostthreadlockingcompoundsallow
thefastenertoberemovedwithstandardtoolsoncecured.Highstrength
threadlockingcompoundsmayrequireapplyingheattothefastenerand
thesurroundingareatoallowfastenerremoval.
Note:Somefastenershaveadrythreadlockingcompoundpre-applied
(Patch-Loc)sonoadditionalthreadlockingcompoundisnecessary
wheninstallinga“new”fastener.Thesefastenersaredesignedtobe
removedandre-installedonlyoncebeforeapplyingadditionalthread
lockingcompoundisnecessary.
RETAININGCOMPOUND(bearingsandsleeves)
Anadhesiveusedtosecurebearings,bushingsandcylindricalparts
intohousingsorontoshafts.Whencured,bearingandsleeveretaining
compoundllsthegapbetweenmatingpartswithahardresinthat
increasesloaddistributionandprotectsagainstcorrosion.
ADHESIVE
Usedtosecureavarietyofcomponentsimmediatelypriortoassembly.
Mayberecommendedforinstallingnewcomponentsorwhenreusing
acomponentthathadapre-appliedadhesivesuchashoodseals,
mouldingsandweather-stripping.
THREADSEALANT
Usedtosealthreadedttingsandsensorsfromair,fuelandoilpressure
leaksandpreventgallingandseizurebetweenthreadedparts.Athread
sealantinpastermispreferredoversealanttape.Thesealantshould
remainsemi-pliabletoallowforcomponentremovalwithstandardtools.
Somethreadsealantsmayrequiretheuseofacleanerorprimerprior
touse.
SpecicationsandMaintenance:ShopSupplies
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