2.stern Tube Seals & Liners
2.stern Tube Seals & Liners
2.stern Tube Seals & Liners
Stern tube
lube oil
gravity tank
V1
Oil tank for
#2 / #3
Stern tube chamber
V5
LO Cooler
Forward seal Forward seal V4
header tank header tank Oil supply
Aft seal Forward valve #3 / 3S
Aft seal seal To bilges
chamber
liner liner (normally
open)
V2
#1 #2 #3 #3S Seal No #4 #5
Seal No.
To collecting
line
Pumps
Forward seal
Aft stern tube Forward Strainers
bearing / bush stern tube Aft seal Forward seal
bearing /
bush
Damage to #1 & #2 seal rings Inspect & renew seal ring. Use vinyl hose to raise
or foreign objects in seal ring Remove foreign object stern tube lube oil
assembly pressure
Damage to #3 ring or foreign Inspect & renew seal ring. Use vinyl hose to lower
object in seal ring assembly Remove foreign object stern tube lube oil
pressure
Pumping action of forward Check & correct the place of fwd -
seal seal. Correct shaft alignment
Damage to #4 ring or foreign Inspect & renew seal ring. Close air vent of fwd seal
object in seal ring assembly Remove foreign object lube oil tank so that #5
seal acts
Assembly wear on seal liner Machine or renew liner. -
Insert distance piece to shift liner Page 13
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