Plate 107-1

MAN B&W Starting Air Distributor

Edition 0020
Data Data 1 (1)

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS For detailed sketch, see 900-2

X Stopped engine
X Shut off starting air supply – At starting air receiver
X Block the main starting valve
X Shut off starting air distributor/distributing system supply
X Shut off safety air supply – Not ME engines
X Shut off control air supply
Shut off air supply to exhaust valve – Only with stopped lubricating oil pumps
X Engage turning gear
Shut off cooling water
Shut off fuel oil
Stop lubricating oil supply
Lock the turbocharger rotors

Data

Ref. Description Value Unit

D07-01 Gear wheel on camshaft, tightening torque 90 Nm

D07-03 Clearance between gear wheel and bushing:Min. Max. 0.9-1.6 mm
D07-04 Clearance with roller in outermost position:Min. Max. 1.0-3.0 mm
D07-05 Clearance with roller in innermost position:Min. Max. 1.0-2.0 mm

Data D10701 Edition 0020

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MAN B&W Starting Air Distributor
Edition 0218
Checking Page 1 (3)

L42ME/MC
0218
Starting Air Distributor
Checking
907-1.1

1.
1. Turn the engine in AHEAD direction to bring
the piston of cylinder No. 1 to TDC.

Check with the pin gauge.

2. Remove the plug screw and gasket from the

side of the distributor housing, and insert
check pin K in slot S.

GN906-3.1 203 02
If pin K is not available, use the cylindrical
end of a drill of a suitable size.

3. If the check pin cannot enter the slot, i.e. if

the slot is not aligned with the hole in the
2.
distributor housing, the air distributor must
be adjusted.
See Procedure 907-1.3.
S

K S
EN907-1.3 204 02

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Edition 0218
Adjustment Page 2 (3)

Adjustment
907-1.3

1. 1. Turn the engine in AHEAD direction to bring

the piston of cylinder 1 to TDC.

Check with the pin gauge.

2. Dismount the end cover of the camshaft

housing, along with the starting air distrib-
utor, from the engine.
GN906-3.1 203 02

Remove the plug screw and gasket from the

side of the distributor housing, and insert
check pin K in slot S.

Turn the shaft together with the distributor

2. disc until check pin K enters slot S in the
disc and keep it there.

S 3. Check and, if necessary, adjust clearance

D07-03 between the gear wheel and the
bushing.

K S
EN907-1.3 204 02

3.
GN907-1.3 203 03

D07-03

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Adjustment Page 3 (3)

4. Remove the lower half of the gearwheel 4.

drive cover. Mount the upper half of the
gearwheel drive cover with the complete
starting air distributor after loosening the
gear wheel on the camshaft, and then en-
gage the two gear wheels by turning the
wheel on the camshaft.

Tighten and lock the gear wheel screws on

the camshaft, see Data, D07-01.

Mount the lower half of the gearwheel drive

cover.

5. Remove check pin K from the distributor

housing and mount the gasket and plug
screw. D07-01
GN907-1.3 203 02

6. Check the clearance between the roller and

the two interlocking valves with the roller in
its innermost and outermost positions, re-
spectively ( ASTERN and AHEAD).
5.
K
S
GN907-1.3 203 02

6.

D07-05
DL907-1.3 218 06

D07-04

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 Plate 107-2
MAN B&W Starting Air Valve
Edition 0042
Data Data 1 (1)

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS For detailed sketch, see 900-2

X Stopped engine
X Shut off starting air supply – At starting air receiver
X Block the main starting valve
X Shut off starting air distributor/distributing system supply
X Shut off safety air supply – Not ME engines
X Shut off control air supply
Shut off air supply to exhaust valve – Only with stopped lubricating oil pumps
Engage turning gear
Shut off cooling water
Shut off fuel oil
Stop lubricating oil supply
Lock the turbocharger rotors

Data

Ref. Description Value Unit

D07-09 Piston tightening torque 180 Nm

D07-10 Valve tightening torque 175±20 Nm
D07-11 Valve tightening angle 50/30 °
D07-12 Starting air valve 24 kg

Data D10702 Edition 0042

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MAN B&W Starting Air Valve
Edition 0219
Dismantling Page 1 (5)

1. Shut off the starting air and control air in-

let. 1.

Dismount the control air pipes.

Unscrew the fixing nuts of the starting

valve flange.

2. Pull the starting air valve out of the cylinder

cover and remove it from the engine.

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2.

D07-12
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Edition 0219
Overhaul Page 2 (5)

1. Remove the top cover fixing screws and re-

1. move the cover.

Remove and discard the gasket.

2. Screw off the valve spindle nut and remove

the valve spindle from the valve housing.

Take out the piston, distance pipe, valve

spring, and the liner.

Remove and discard the O-ring.

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2.
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Overhaul Page 3 (5)

3. Grind the valve housing seating with the

grinding ring after applying grinding paste. 3.
Carborundum No. 200.

Grind the seatings of the spindle and hous-

ing to match, using the face wrench to ro-
tate the valve spindle.
Carborundum No. 500.

4. Thoroughly clean all parts before reassem-

bling the valve.
CARBORUNDUM
No. 200
Lubricate all internal parts (sliding surfaces)
with, for instance, Molybdenum Disulphide,
MoS2.

5. First mount the liner in the valve housing,

then the valve spindle, the distance pipe,
the spring and the piston.
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CARBORUNDUM
No. 500

5.
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Overhaul Page 4 (5)

6. Mount the nut on the valve spindle and

6. tighten the nut, see D07-09.
D07-09
7. Place a new gasket on the valve housing.

Mount and tighten the top cover.

Replace the O-ring on the valve housing.

8. If the starting air valve is not to be mount-

ed in the engine immediately after the
overhaul, all openings of the valve should
be covered with plastic to prevent dirt from
entering the valve during storage.
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7.
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Edition 0219
Mounting Page 5 (5)

1. Carefully clean the starting valve bore in

the cylinder cover and, if necessary, recon- 1.
dition the seat for the starting valve in the
bore.
See Procedure 901-1.3.

If not already done, replace the O-ring on

the overhauled valve and lubricate with
Neverseize or Molybdenum Disulphide,
MoS2.
For overhaul, see Procedure 907-2.3.

2. Mount the valve in the cylinder cover.

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3. Mount the nuts and tighten-up either to
specified torque or to specified torque and
angle, not both.
See Data D07-10 or D07-11.

Mount the control air pipes and turn on 2.

starting air and control air.

D07-12
M90702-0219M02

3.
D07-10
or
D07-11
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