Specifications

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Document No. DER03020
Effective Date 10 Oct 08 Page 3 of 7
Figure 3020-1 Centrifuge Leveling
SHIPPING COMPONENTS
Note! Do not discard rotating assembly support shipping brackets after
removal. These brackets must be re-installed whenever the machine is moved.
These components prevent damage to the rotating assembly bearings during
transit.
Following final positioning and leveling of the centrifuge, the shipping brackets and covers (Figure
3020-2) must be removed. The rotating assembly shipping brackets prevent bearing damage
during transit, and the shipping covers protect the pillow block mounting surfaces.
Each shipping component is labeled DISCONNECT BEFORE STARTUP. To remove the
shipping components, proceed as follows:
1. Remove rubber shipping covers from rotating assembly mounting blocks on the centrifuge
base, and clean rust preventive from surfaces using WD-40 or equivalent.
2. Using WD-40 or equivalent, remove rust preventive from bottom of pillow blocks. Surfaces
must be clean and burr free.
3. Turn shipping bracket jack bolts (Figure 3020-3) equally in a counterclockwise direction to
slowly lower rotating assembly onto mounting blocks. Turn jack bolts until rotating assembly is
fully resting on mounting blocks and bolts are disengaged from shipping brackets. Remove
bolts and thick washers (Figure 3020-4), and remove shipping brackets by maneuvering out
from under rotating assembly.
4. Insert alignment pins through bearing pillow blocks to align mounting holes, and then insert
mounting bolts and tighten in accordance with applicable torque specification in
DER05018.
5. Adjust drive belt tension in accordance with Preventive Maintenance in Section 5 -
Maintenance.