Inter-Office Correspondence @9 onweELL Divison of Unit States Stee! Corporation OFFICE: Garland, Texas fo Date: January 28, 1975 FROM yy, Frengh} Pyne Senior Des’ i eer SUBJECT: INFORMATIVE DATA LETTER NO. PT-10 Piston Pump Models 850-PT Thru 1700-PT and A850-PT Thru A1700-PT - Piston and Piston Rod Recent discussions with several operators of the subject pumps indicate a need to supplement or re-emphasize service information as follows: 1. Sketch No. GSK-5093P, attached, shows a partial section through the piston tod and piston rod stud. For required results, observe the following: 1.1 When used parts are being reconditioned for service, check the flush water holes for full open diameter. Remove scale as required. 1.2. End of stud to be 2-1/2" from face of piston rod body, as shown. 1.3. Install stud with "Loctite" Grade #271 or equal. Clean stud and tapped hole threads. Allow partial cure time of 10 to 15 minutes before assembly of stud into piston rod extension. 2, Sketch No. GSK-5097P, attached, shows a section through a typical mud pump piston and partial section through the piston rod back-up wrench. The back-up wrench is located in the end pipe of the pump skid. The back-up wrench is used to hold the piston rod and piston while the piston nut is being removed or torqued at assembly. 2.1 Lubricate piston body inside diameter and the piston rod outside diameter with a light coating of heavy grade grease. This will help prevent mud and sand from entering this space and will facilitate later removal of the piston body. 2.2 Always check the threads on both ends of the piston rod. If threads show signs of wear or damage, they must be repaired or the piston rod replaced. The piston rod nut should engage by hand up to the plastic locking ring. \_APIES TO: 9-7 Nailing List hment: 2 Attachments NVAITIONVAL) Product Engineering P.O. Box 469011 (A ORWELL J Garland 1% 75040.0011Page 2 Informative Data Letter PT-10 January 27, 1975 2. Sketch No. GSK-5097P (continued) 2.3 The piston rod nut has a plastic insert which forms a thread Jock’ to prevent loosening of the nut in service. In normal service the piston rod nut may be reused approximately six times until replacement is required. Replace the nut when the torque required to turn the nut, with only the plastic insert engaged, is reduced to one-half the value obtained with a new nut. 2.4 Lubricate the threads of the piston rod nut with suitable heavy grease or anti-gall compound such as “Molycote", "Never-Seez" or "Thread Guard”. 2.5 Torque the piston rod nut to 500 ft/Tbs. Experience has shown that for quick change-out of pump pistons, it is advisable to have a spare or back-up set of piston assemblies. These spares should have been previously cleaned and reconditioned as per Section No. 2 above. Store spare pistons in protective containers. The piston rod is secured to the piston rod extension by means of a special 1-1/2"-8 thd, stud.* Service manuals call for this connection to be tightened to 500 ft/Ibs torque. This figure is correct and will remain un- changed. However, we caution that in the absence of a proper torque wrench the 500 ft/Ibs torque may be exceeded, and thereby cause the fatigue stress life of the stud connection to be greatly reduced. Experience has shown that the two open end wrenches (24" handles) supplied with the pump will provide the proper torque when one wrench is used as a back-up against the pump cradle and the other wrench pulled with one hand only. The acceptable range of torque for this connection can be as Tow as 300 ft/Ibs to a maximum of 500 ft/tbs. CAUTION: Under no circumstance should the tightening wrench be struck with a sledge or bar, as this will probably cause ‘the maximum allowable torque to be exceeded, (* U.S. Patent No. 3,729,219). OWF:md4-2 60C CD, 2f) La00Liv 71s0sgy _1a0011 /la0s@ : V|_d-260S-¥S9 wi HONZEM GN- OVE BOY NOISid * NMOHS SV‘ UBLWVI LOTId 40 H1d30 T1N4 OL dow NOLsid LYISNI “GMS 40 GNA aNVYs YIMOd NO GBLWWIOT ATIVIIAL* GOY NOLSId JO K3H HOS HONAYM dN-yOvVE “dWnd OW 40 Bawa as Ms JO adid GN3 ATAWASSY NOISid WIIdAL MHL NOILIaS