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Broken shim pack coupling
Posted: 07 Oct 2010, 16:07
by fraz
Is it advisable to keep a shim pack coupling in service with ~5 shims broken out of ~20 shims?
Re: Broken shim pack coupling
Posted: 08 Oct 2010, 09:42
by ben
Which shim pack couplings are you using?
Re: Broken shim pack coupling
Posted: 09 Oct 2010, 18:10
by fraz
Its a metastream / Johncrane coupling
Re: Broken shim pack coupling
Posted: 12 Oct 2010, 05:38
by ben
Keep looking at the shims regularly at least once a day.
At this point in time, it may not hamper anything but if the looseness or excessive vibration persists, it can fail any time.