reassemble them to avoid any mix up in p arts or damage to the surfaces at the p artings.
7. When removing the labyrinth seals, make not e of the posi tion of the ant i-rotation bu tton
located on the inside of the top half of the seal. Pull up the garter spring surro unding the
floating labyrinth seal and carefully slip out the top half. Rotate th e gar t er spring until the
lock is visible. Twist counterclockwise to disengage the lock, remove the garter spring, then
rotate the lower half of t he s ea l out of the groove in the bea ring housing while not ing the
orientation of the oil dr a in holes. Note the con dit ion of these floating lab yrinth seals. If they
are cracked or chippe d, they must be replaced. Do no t attempt to reuse a damage d seal.
8. To remove the bottom bear i ng half, the shaft must be raised a slight amount t o r eli eve
pressure on the bearin g. On the rear end, this can be don e by jac k in g or lifting on the shaft
extension. (Care mu st be taken to prot ect the shaft from da mage.) On the front end, jacking
or lifting c an be done using bolts thread ed into the tap ped holes prov ided in the sh aft end.
Note: Lift only enough to free the bearing; overl if ting the shaft can cause difficulty in rem ov al of
the bearing.
9. Roll the bottom bearin g half to the top of the shaf t jo urnal and then lift it usi ng s ui table
eyebolts threade d into the holes pro vided. Again avoid any contact with the shaft shoulde rs
that could damage the be aring thrust faces. Pla ce the lower bearing half on a clean, dry
surface to protect the pa rting surfaces.