KICE Rotary Airlock Valve VB 24x15

Drive Chain Replacement (if necessary)

Is the drive chain to be replaced?

Remove the drive chain by removing the connecting link

Ensure Kice replacement parts are available

Mark end plates for reinstallation on the same end of the airlock body

Remove the end plate as stated above

Place the end plate on wooden blocks with the machined surface down

Tap the bearing and shaft seal through the end plate using a brass rod and discard both the bearing and the shaft seal

Turn the end plate over and install a new bearing using a brass driver

Loosen the setscrew on the QD bushing

Loosen and remove all the mounting cap screws

Insert the cap screws into all the threaded jackscrew holes

Tighten all the jackscrews in small, equal amounts until the tapered surfaces of the bushing and sprocket disengage

Loosen the bushing from the shaft by inserting a screwdriver into the bushing saw slot and tapping lightly

Check the clearance between the rotor and the airlock end plates using a feeler gauge

Is the clearance between .003” to .004”?

Remove components for adjustment

Remove the sprockets and bushing

Remove the chain guard backplate

Check rotor to end plates clearance

Remove end caps from bearing supports

Reinstall end caps onto bearing supports