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Vertical Roller
Pregrinding Mill
(VRPM)
Roller Assembly
VRPM
230-3
VRPM 230-3
 Salient features of roller assembly

 Roller assembly
designed for smooth &
efficient rotation.

 Mainly comprises of,

Shaft, anti friction
bearings, bearing box,
roller tyre, retainer ring
& retainer bolts.
 Salient features of roller assembly
 Roller is fitted on the
taper portion of
bearing box and roller
retainer fittings.
 Taper portion of roller,
bearing box and roller
retainer fittings are
very precisely TAPER
ROLLER
machined & ground to BEARING
the tolerance of +/- 2 CYLINDRICAL
ROLLER
minutes. BEARING
 Roller
 Roller is made of
ATC material & is
hardened &
tempered to min.
62 HRc hardness.
It is a very high
wear resistant
material.
 Roller Shaft
 Roller shaft is
made of special
alloy steel duly
hardened,
tempered &
ground.
Bearing Box
 Procedure for
Disassembly and
reassembly of
roller section
a)Disassembly from journal head
 Remove intermediate casing and casing cover
 Remove oil supply and return pipes( flexible
hose).
 Remove air breather and oil supply piping.
 Install roller swing – out cylinder and operate this
unit to swing roller out.
 Remove retainer plate[37]
 Remove sleeve[36].
 Dismantle roller section out of journal head using
the hoist.
 Transport roller to a clean, dust – free location for
disassembly and reassembly.
 b) Disassembly of Roller
 Remove roller retaining
fittings [23]; remove roller [21]
27
 Remove lower cover of 31 23
28 35 30
bearing box [24]; remove
25 22 21
return pipe. 26
109
 Remove sleeve [34]; remove
33 34 29
upper cover of bearing box[25]
 Remove sleeve [35] 32
 Connect oil injection pump to 24
bearing box [22]; after
62
inhecting oil, remove roller
shaft [20] from bearing box
[22] with bearing [29], [30] still
51
attached (one side of outer
race of bearing [30], 52
intermediate sleeve and outer 111 112
race side of bearing [29] (with
balls) remain in bearing box 113
side.
116
54
115 114
 Disassembly of roller
27
 Connect oil injection pump to 30 31 23
28 35
bearing box [22]; after inhecting 26 25 22 21
109
oil, remove outer race of
33 34 29
bearing [29].
32
 Remove end plate [32] from 24
roller shaft [20]; remove bearing 62
[29], [30] and spacer [31].
 Remove all O-rings. 51
 Wash all disassembled parts 52
clean with washing oil, wrap in 111 112

a clean cloth and store for 113

reassembly; coat all machined
116
and other parts subject to rust 54
with rust – preventive oil. 115 114
Reassembly of roller section
 Confirm that all required parts and tools are at
hand before beginning reassembly. Check each
part carefully for damage; repair or replace any
damaged parts found. Parts subject to wear and
deformation, such as oil seals, O – rings, etc.,
should always be replaced when reassembling
roller. To reassemble roller section, carry out
steps in 8.4. 2) b) Disassembly of roller section, in
reverse order ((11)  (1)).
Precautions during Roller Assembly
 Taper portion of roller are to be blue matched with the corresponding
matching part of bearing box and roller retainer fittings. Minimum 80% of
blue matching is to be achieved before assembly.
 Utmost care to be taken while shrink fitting of bearings on to the shaft &
also onto the bearing box. Heating temperature is to be monitored by
temperature monitoring device.
 Amount of interference between the shrink fitting parts is to be checked
prior to heating.
 Bearing box and roller retainer fittings are tightened by bolts and nuts by
applying suitable torque.
 Shims are to be provided between bearing box and upper cover and also
between bearing box and lower cover. Shim Thickness is to be calculated
prior to fixing in such a way that a float of 0.15 mm to be achieved between
bearing box and roller shaft.
 Tightening torque of the bolts are to be checked periodically at ambient
temperature only.
 Bolts are neither to be checked nor tightened in hot condition. Applying
torque in hot condition to the bolts can lead to over tightening. and may
cause excessive stresses on the roller.
 Bolts and nuts are to be positively locked after tightening to avoid any
rotation / loosening.