Scroll Air Compressors

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

both the dust seal and backup tube

 

 

 

Tip Seal Set

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

located on outermost side FS set.

 

 

 

Replacement (Continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. Insert new backup tube in the FS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scroll in the 6 o’ clock position (See

 

 

 

INSERTING TIP SEALS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Figure 10).

 

 

 

 

NOTE: Tips seals for Fixed Scroll and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5. Insert new dust seal on the backup

 

 

Orbit Scroll have opposing seal cut

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Figure 8

 

 

 

 

 

 

tube. Face seamed section of the

 

 

angels (See NOTE and explanatory dia-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

dust seal in the 3 o’clock position

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

gram below).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Insert so that new LP tip seal will

 

 

 

(See Figure 10).

 

 

 

 

Insert tip seal so that the lip of tip seal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

contact closely with HP tip seal

 

 

8. After replacing tip seal set, reassem-

 

 

is on the bottom of seal groove and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

inside Scroll Groove (See Figure 7

 

 

 

ble Fixed Scroll set to the Orbit

 

 

inner side of involute and the direction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

on page 4).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scroll. Tighten 6 nuts temporarily

 

 

of lip faces the center of involute (curv-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insert approxi-

 

 

 

and confirm if crankshaft rotates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ing spiral). See Figure 9. This is to be

 

 

! CAUTION

 

mately half of the

 

 

 

smoothly by hand and tighten them

 

 

done for both FS and OS sets.

LP tip seal and remove the tip seal to

 

 

 

firmly. Tightening torques are:

 

 

Use caution not to tear or distort lip.

confirm that a notch in the tip seal has

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. Insert new HP tip seal from the cen-

been achieved. This will prevent move-

 

 

 

Bolt

 

 

 

 

ment during installation (See Figure

 

 

 

Torque

First

Second

 

 

 

ter section for OS or Orbit Scroll so

11).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

that there will be no clearance at the

3. Repeat the same procedure for FS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SLAE03/SLAE03HP

15 in lb. 175 in lb.

 

 

 

tip (start) section (See Figure 8

 

 

or Fixed Scroll tip seal set, remove

 

 

 

SLAE05/SLAE05HP

15 in lb. 175 in lb.

 

 

 

and 9).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE: Assemble so that dust seal and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lip Direction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

tip seal will not drop between Orbit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enter

 

 

 

 

 

Scroll set and Fixed Scroll set.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Side

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lip Side

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Grooved Bottom)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lip Surface

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Inside)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 o’clock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Position

 

 

Figure 9

Dust

Seal

Back-up

Tube

 

Machined

6 o’clock

 

Position

 

To Avoid Movement

 

 

Figure 11

During Installation

Figure 10

 

 

 

 

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