COUPLING LASER ALIGNMENT PROCEDURES

PRE-ALIGNMENT PROCEDURES
1. Double check with the disassemble team on the
size of motor, type equipment to use (hydraulic
jack and big spanner) and the condition.
2. Check the inlet and outlet pipes, spool attach
to pump with base plate motor and pump bolts.
Ensure all had tightening!
3. Tightening base motor and pump bolts with
cross tightening sequence.
4. Check all the baseplate to floor bolts-to be
tightened
5. Check the middle support (Below DE bearing),
if found loose- tighten
6. Open the valve inlet and check the leaking of
the pump at the sealing point (mechanical
seals/ inlet & outlet).
7. Check the coupling of the pump and try rotate
by hand, identify if it can move freely or have
touching sound.
8. Disassemble the coupling and tighten only 4
screw for tyre coupling.
9. If all the condition or criteria (1-5) had checked
and confirmed the condition is all good, can
proceed to set-up the laser alignment unit.
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LASER POINTER AT STATIC POINT :PUMP

DURING-ALIGNMENT PROCEDURES
1. Set-up the laser, ensure the laser pointer at the static
point (pump) and the mirror at the adjustable point
(motor).
2. Check the rotation of the pump whether shown at the
pump or motor. If not shown at the pump and motor,
check with the PIC or technician in charge. Reason to MIRROR AT THE ADJUSTABLE POINT : MOTOR
check : Alignment rotation points to follow the pump’s 1
rotation direction.
3. Measure and key in the data required as below:
I. Measure distance between mirror pointer to laser
pointer
II. Measure distance between coupling centre point
to pump’s front foundation bolt
III. Measure distance between coupling centre point
& mirror pointer
IV. Measure the diameter length of the coupling
V. Measure distance between front & rear
foundation bolts/ pitch circle diameter (PCD)
VI. vi. Measure distance between centre coupling to
the foundation bolt pump DE
VII. Key-in the RPM of the motor based on the name 2
plate written, if not stated consider 3000 RPM

3:Measure & Key-In

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DURING-ALIGNMENT PROCEDURES
4. Remove all the shim plate at the base of the motor and check
soft foot reading.
I. Press soft foot button
II. Check the soft foot 1 point each base motor bolts.
Steps:
1.Press Enter Press
2.Loose bolt
3.Press enter
4. tightening bolt
Remarks: All the reading appear between 4 point same or in
average, not be in zero for example around 0.1
5. Start alignment with the vertical adjustment (up & down) and
start/ adjust with the big gap first.
Reminder! :
I. Rotate the coupling and measurement point simultaneously
following the pump rotation direction to get accurate reading
– capture 3-4 readings.
II. Negative reading (-) need to add shim
III. Positive reading (+) need to remove shim
IV. All 4 bolts must be loosened although just to put shim plate at
the back bolts
V. Shim cannot more than 3 pcs
VI. Alignment vertical and horizontal until tolerance 0.05 and
below.
6. Once vertical reading is in tolerance, move to horizontal
adjustment. Starts with big gap reading and adjust until both
vertical and horizontal reading appear and tolerance below
0.05mm.

Adjust the gap with higher reading first &

adjust one by one