TEMPORARILY INSTALL BEARING HOUSING

TM 9-2835-255-34

NO. 1 BEARING SEAL/PACKING RETAINER REPLACEMENT (Sheet 15 of 21)

NOTE

Layers of laminated ring spacer (1) can be

peeled away until desired thickness is

achieved. If too thin, replace with a new

ring spacer (1).

7. TEMPORARILY INSTALL BEARING HOUSING (2)

ONTO SLEEVE BUSHING (3) TO CHECK FOR COR-

RECT GAP (4) UNDER BEARING OUTER RACE (5).

Install bearing housing (2) (without preformed

packings) and predetermined ring spacer (1)

onto sleeve bushing.

Install three slave bolts (6), washers (7) and

nuts (8) and tighten securely.

Using feeler gage, check for actual gap (4) of

0.001-0.003 inch (0.025-0.076 mm) between

bearing race (5) and sleeve bushing (3) for a

full 360 degrees.

If actual gap (4) is not 0.001-0.003 inch

(0.025-0.076 mm), recalculate ring spacer

size and repeat steps 7.a through 7.c.

8. REMOVE BEARING HOUSING (2) RING SPACER

(1) AND BEARING RACE (5) FROM SLEEVE BUSH-

ING (3).

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