RTA58T-B Maintenance 4203–4/A2

Camshaft
Removing and Fitting of a Shrink fitted Flange Coupling

Tools: Key to Illustrations:

1 Withdrawing ring 94435a 1 Camshaft 8 2 Screw plugs
1 Withdrawing shaft 94435b 2 Flange coupling 9 O-ring
1 Stop plate 94436 3 Washer 10 O-ring
2 Connection pieces 94438 4 2 Screws M24x60 11 Support ring
1 HP oil pump 94931 4a 4 Screws M24x220
2 HP hoses 94935 4b 8 Screws M24x90
1 Hydraulic unit 94942 5 2 Threaded rods M24x350 E Venting bore
6 2 Nuts M24 M Mark
7 1 Cylindrical pin P Closing piece

Fitting of shrink fitted flange coupling

Clean flange coupling 2. Check if the bore in the flange coupling and the correspondent seat on camshaft 1 is clean
and undamaged.
Check if the bore diameter is smaller by 0.37– 0.42 mm than the correspondent camshaft diameter (shrinkage di-
mension).
Heat the flange coupling to a temperature of about 220 _C. Check before shrinking-on if the bore shows the required
oversize of 0.15 – 0.20 mm.
Shrink on the flange coupling, justify it with the end of the camshaft and let it cool down completely.

Remark Use a clean oil of SAE50 (cylinder lubricating oil) for the hydraulic tools!
The pressures for withdrawing ring and the flange coupling must not exceed 2000 bar.
Increase the pressures slowly!

Aligning of the flange coupling:

– Fasten the stop plate 94436 to the camshaft end with screws 4 and washers 3.
– Screw the connection piece 94438 into the mid oil connection of the flange coupling. Plug the connections
which are not used with screw plugs 8.
– Screw up the HP hose 94935 with hydraulic unit 94942 and connection piece 94438.
– Pump until oil sequeezes between the flange coupling and shaft so that the flange coupling can be moved.
– Press flange coupling against the stop plate and align the marks on the flange coupling with the mark on the
camshaft, then release pressure. Check if there is no clearance between stop plate and flange coupling.
– Dismantle the tool. Remove all screw plugs 8 and connection piece 94438.

8
A
8 94438

94935 M

3
4

94436

2
94942

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Removal of shrink fitted flange coupling

Before beginning with the removal of the flange coupling, clean the surfaces of camshaft 1 and withdrawing shaft
94435b and check them for damages.
Check O-rings 9 and 10 as well as support ring 11 for damages.
Check if the venting bore ’E’ in the withdrawing shaft is not fouled.
– Fit withdrawing shaft with pressed-in cylindrical pin 7 on camshaft end and tighten it slightly by means of screws
4a and washers 3.
– Lubricate O-ring 10, slide it on the withdrawing shaft and insert it in the groove. While doing this, it may be
necessary to slacken the withdrawing shaft a bit.
– Tighten screws 4a. Tightening angle 65_ to 70_.
– Screw both threaded rods 5 into the flange coupling 2, lubricate withdrawing shaft and withdrawing ring 94435a
with O-ring 9 and support ring 11, and with the use of nut 6 pull them carefully and evenly towards the flange
coupling up to the stop. Make sure that O-ring 9 remains in the groove (Fig. ‘B’).
94435a 3 6
B
5

4a
1
94435b
3

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– Dismantle the threaded rods and screw in screws 4b together with washers 3 (Fig. ‘C’).
– Tighten the screws 4b for the withdrawing ring. Tightening angle 20_ to 25_.
94438 8
C
3
8
4b

94438

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– Screw the one connection piece 94438 in the withdrawing ring 94435a, the other in the mid oil connection of the
flange coupling.
Plug the oil connections which are not used with the screw plugs 8.
– Connect the withdrawing ring 94435a by HP hose 94935 with the HP oil pump 94931 as shown in Fig. ’D’.
– Connect hydraulic unit 94942 to the connection piece on the flange coupling, using HP hose 94935.

Remark During the following work secure the flange coupling against falling down by using a crane or a
chain block. However, make sure that the flange coupling can still be moved when slackening it.

– Increase the pressure in the flange coupling slowly by means of the hydraulic unit 94942, until oil sequeezes
between the flange coupling and the camshaft. The flange coupling should move in axial direction, otherwise
pressure must be provided on the withdrawing ring with the HP oil pump 94931 (Fig. ‘D’).

D
8
94935 94438
3
8
4b 94435b

4a
7

94935a

94438
94932

94942 94935

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– However, if the flange coupling still would not move in axial direction, discharge both pumps and screw the mid
connection piece in the first bore over the flange. Plug the mid bore with screw plug 8 (Fig. ‘E’).
– Provide pressure again in the sequence previously described.
– Now shift the flange coupling in axial direction. If it gets stuck again before being completely shifted over the
camshaft end, the connection piece on the flange coupling must be screwed once more in the following bore
above the oil groove, the other bores having to be plugged again, etc.

E
94935 94438
8

94438
94932

94942

94935
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Removing and Fitting of a Shrink fitted Flange Coupling

After the mid oil groove of the flange coupling has been shifted over the camshaft end, the connection for the HP oil
pump can be removed, the hydraulic unit being sufficient for pumping (Fig. ‘F’).

F
94935 94438

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94942

– Once the total length of the flange coupling has been shifted over the camshaft end, the flange coupling can be
moved carefully over the withdrawing shaft, then removed, using a crane or a chain block (Fig. ‘G’).
– Unscrew the withdrawing ring, the withdrawing shaft, and all connection branches and screw plugs.

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