Tie rod tightness- SMC

• Take all safety precautions, immobilzation etc. ..

Procedure:

• Inform company and take permission.
• Read and understand manuals and note down all clearance.
• Carry out risk assessment
• Check for special tools and spares.
• Check last report and shop trial report.
• Obtain immobilization certificate from port authority.
• Debrief to all crew members (tool box meeting) n ensure every person involved on job are well aware about his duty.
• After F.W.E. ensure telegraph on stop and fuel lever 0. Then take control to ECR.
• Let the l.o. p/p run for approx. 30 min 4 cooling down of engine.
• Lock the t/c rotor.
• Shut off starting air supply at starting air receiver.
• Open indicator cock.
• Stop l.o. p/p after half an hour.
• Take propeller clearance.
• Engange turning gear.
• Losen pinching screw of tie rod.
• Remove protective caps.
• Clean contact faces and mount hydraulic tool on a pair of stay bolt positioned opposite to each other on middle of engine.
• Start retightening stay bolt and proceed working from middle towards one end of engine and then from middle again towards the other end.
• Maintain  tightening press according to manual (900 bar) n retighten the bolt with tommy bar. Before relieving system press check with feeler gauge that nuts bears against contact face.
• Reconnect hyd. Tool to pair of stay bolt first tightened. Raise press 10% less than given in manual (900 bar) and check if nut is loose.
• If nut is not loose, tighten the stay bolt to 900 bar. If nut is loose, tighten all stay bolts once again to 900 bar.
• After completion retighten the protective cover.
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