MEO Class I V - MEK

Diesel Engine
Con st r u ct ion a l Fe a t u r e s C ra nk sha ft de fle c t ions
Th e cr an k case align m en t is ch eck ed u sin g a dial gau ge. Th e gau ge is fi t t ed bet w een t h e adj acen t
w ebs, opposit e t h e cr an k pin at h alf of t h e diam et er fr om t h e sh aft cen t r e. Th e dial gau ge m easu r es
t h e cr an k w eb spr ead at differ en t an gu lar posit ion of t h e sh aft .

1. The fi rst m easurem ent is t aken wit h t he engine j ust beyond t he bot t om dead cent re posit ion
wit h t he gauge close t o t he side of t he connect ing rod. I t is usual t o set t he gauge t o zero at t his
posit ion.

2. The engine is rot at ed by t he t urning gear and st opped at each quart er from where gauge
readings are t aken. Opening of t he web is considered as posit ive and closing as negat ive.

3. The fi nal reading is t aken near bot t om dead cent re, wit h t he connect ing rod on t he opposit e side
of t he gauge t o t he fi rst reading. The fi rst and last readings are averaged t o use as an
approxim at ion for bot t om cent re posit ion.

4. The procedure is repeat ed for each unit and m easurem ent s are recorded.

A t y pical defl ect ion r epor t for m is giv en below w h er e t h e r eadin gs ar e r ecor ded.

Cr a n k sh a f t D e fl e ct io n Re p o r t :

MV -------------------

En gin e Ru n n in g Hou r s: ……………… Dat e: …………………… Place: ………………….

St an dar d Diam et er : ……. m m Cr an k case Tem per at u r e: ……… ( OC)

Tr im : Ev en Keel

Adj u st in g valu e at assem bly t im e: ……m m En gin e Room Tem per at u r e: ( OC)

List : 0 O

Max Allow an ce valu e: ……. m m

Seaw at er Tem per at u r e : ( OC) Scale : 1 / 1 0 0 m m

 MEO Class I V - MEK
Diesel Engine
Con st r u ct ion a l Fe a t u r e s C ra nk sha ft de fle c t ions
Cr a n k Po sit io n 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Bp ( bot t om por t )

P ( por t )

T ( TDC)

S ( st bd)

Bs ( bot t om St bd)

B = ( Bp+ Bs) / 2

P– S

T – B

Th e v er t ical an d h or izon t al defl ect ion r eadin gs ar e calcu lat ed. Th e m ax im u m defl ect ion valu e
sh ou ld n ot be m or e t h an t h e m ak er ’s r ecom m en dat ion .

A cu r v e is dr aw n w it h t h e valu es of t h e v er t ical m isalign m en t obt ain ed at each cr an k . St ar t in g

fr om on e en d t h e defl ect ion at each cr an k is pr ogr essiv ely added an d t h e poin t s ar e plot t ed.
I f t h e defl ect ion s ar e u n ifor m t h e cu r v e dr aw n t h r ou gh t h e poin t s w ill be sm oot h . Th e cu r v e is
allow ed t o dev iat e at each cr an k posit ion by an an gle pr opor t ion al t o t h e defl ect ion m easu r ed at
t h at cr an k . Th e cu r v e w ill display any u n equ al dev iat ion . Th e cu r v e is u sed t o isolat e t h e fau lt y
bear in g.

-5.2 -2.5 +8.0 +3.3 +7.5 +2.5

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Deflection curve
Base line
Crankshaft deflections

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