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TITLE Spec No.: SI573.08r1en

Service Instructions for Revision: 1
VLBn Effective Date: 2012-05-31
Page: 49 of 55

Problem Possible Cause Item Recommended Repair

Bonnet leakage. Incorrect pressure seal 10 Depressurize and cool the valve. Remove the
installation, damaged bonnet and replace the bonnet gaskets. See
bonnet gaskets. VHFWLRQV³Separating the trim from the valve´
DQG³Assembling pressure seal bonnet´

Plug / Stem jumps or Problems with actuator 11 See item No. 4.

sticks while in travel. supply pressure

Control devices 12 Check the setting and operation of all control

misadjusted or devices, including supply regulators, needle
malfunctioning. valves, volume boosters, and solenoid valves.

Stem packing too much 13 See item No. 1.

compressed

Valve trim is galling.
14 Disassemble the valve. Check the plug and
strainer for signs of galling or wear. Check
the stem and packing box for scratches and
damage. Check for foreign material or loose
particles caught between moving parts in the
valve. Check strainer passages for clogging
or accumulation of debris or particles

Debris in valve 15 See item No. 5.

16 Sticking or jumping due to lack of lubrication

will likely go away or be significantly
No seal lubrication or
reduced during normal operation.
wrong lubrication used
Lubrication is only a temporary substitution
for the system fluid.

Trim misalignment 17 See item No. 5.

Check if actuator is deflected / misaligned,

Horizontal installation 18
preventing the stem to move freely.

Valve plug / stem does Problems with actuator 19 See item No. 4.
not follow input signal. supply pressure.

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