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Diagnosis Of Street Sweeper : Failure Of Motor Shaft Seals

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DIAGNOSIS OF STREET SWEEPER Problem 1- Failure of Motor Shaft Seals Recently one of the operators of street sweeper had a complaint that the motor shaft seals of street sweeper were failing. Figure 4- Part of Brush motor. Source: Sheaf, 2013 It was found that “the motor on the curb side seemed to fail more than the one on the street side” (Sheaf, 2013, para.2.). According to the manufacturer’s catalog, the hydraulic motor was only designed to work best at high pressure. Also, “High pressure Viton shaft seals eliminate the need for case drain” (Sheaf, 2013, para.3.). During the working of the hydraulic system, it was observed that the pressure in the system was found to be in “between 1,500 to 2,000 psi” (para.3) instead of 3,000 according to the catalog. To overcome this situation, shaft seal kits were ordered, but it did not manage to overcome the failure. Solution High pressure created in the system was one of the reasons for the failure of shaft seals. Moreover, oil contaminants were found to be the second cause for its failure. (Sheaf, 2013, para.4.). “The rotation on most hydraulic motors can be reversed by switching the port connection” (para.5.). One of the contractors in the New Orleans had no idea that switching the inlet with the outlet port can “cause premature shaft seal failures rotating in one direction” (para.6). This was the third reason that was causing the problem. However, “the original circuit called for clockwise and counter-clockwise motors both

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