
Operation & Maintenance Instruction
7.2.4.4.3Remove the choke plug (14) from its solvent and
blow
it
completely
dry, using a
low
pressurejet of clean,dry
air.
7.2.4.5 Inspect the piston (13). Replace the piston if it is
bent,
broken, damaged, excessively
worn,or if it is in such a
condition that may result in the unsatisfactory operation of
theVXVentValvePortion.
7.2.4.6
Inspect
the orifice of the choke
plug
(14) to be sure
that it is clean and that its size, 1.1mm Drill, has not been
changed. DO NOT use hard or sharp metal tools to clean
the orifice as its size and shape MUST NOT be changed.
Replace
the choke plug if it is damaged in any wayor if the
size of the orifice, 1.1mm Drill,has been changed.
7.2.4.7 Lightly coat the threads of the cleaned and
inspected or NEW choke plug (14) with the oil and graphite
compound as described in Section 6.2.2, then install the
choke
plug
(14) in
place
in the piston (13). The choke
plug
it
to be installedat its full travel in the piston (13).
7.2.4.8
Inspect
the piston stem (17).
Replace
the stem if
it
is found to be bent, cracked, broken, damaged in any way,
or if the size of the passage way of the stem has been
changed, (the size of the passage way MUST BE a 0.156"
Drill) or if the stem is in such a condition that may result in
the unsatisfactory operation of the VX Vent Valve Portion.
Be sure that
all
of the old
locking sealant
is
cleaned
from the
stem threads.
7.2.4.9
Inspect
the
springs
(8,24).
Replace any
spring that
is
cracked,
rusted, pitted,
broken,
bent
damaged
in
any
way,
or if it has taken a permanentset.
7.2.4.10
Inspect
theretainingring(26).
Replace
the retaining
ring (26) if it is not elastic enough to holdsecurely.
7.2.4.11
Inspect
the remaining parts.
Replace
anypart that
is
cracked,
cut, bent,
broken, excessively
worn,
damaged
in
any way, or that is in such a condition that may result in the
unsatisfactory operation
of theVXVentValvePortion.
7.3 ASSEMBLY
7.3.1 Apply Number 2 Silicon Grease, Wabtec Corporation
Specification M-7680-2 to a NEW exhaust valve seal (22)
and press in place in the exhaust valve (23), then install the
exhaust valve withseal (21), seal end first, into the bushing
in the bottom of the
housing
(19).
7.3.2
Install
the
exhaust valve
spring (24) into the bottom of
the housing (19) so that the spring (24) is seated on the
exhaust
vale(23), then
install
the
washer
(25) so that it seats
onthespring (24).
7.3.3 WARNING: In the procedure which follows,
the
spring (22) will be compressed. Exercise care so
that no parts are inadvertently expelled from the
assembly.
Carefully
depress and
hold
the
washer
(25) and spring (24)
far
enough
into the
bushing
in the
housing
(19) to
expose
the
retaining ring groove, then while holding these parts
depressed, install the retaining ring (26) being sure that
it
"snaps"
into its groove.
Slowly release the hold
on
the
washer
(25) and spring (24) permitting the spring (24) to extend its
full
travelto seatthe
washer
(25) ontheretaining ring (26).
7.3.4 Apply Number 2 Silicon Grease, Wabtec Corporation
Specification M-7680-2 to a NEW vent protector seal (27)
and press in place in the
washer
(25). The
seal
(27)
will
haveaninterferencefit inthe washer.
7.3.5 Install a NEW diaphragm (15) on the piston (13, 14)
and be sure that the inner bead of the diaphragm fits into
the bead groove of the piston (13).
Figure 5 –Piston Diaphragm (15)
7.3.6
Install
the diaphragm
follower
(16), flat side up, onto
the threaded end of the piston stem (17), then install the
diaphragm
and piston
sub-assembly
(13, 14, 15) so that the
diaphragm
(15)
contacts
the
diaphragm follower
(16).
7.3.7
Install
a NEW seal seat (12) in placein its groove on
thepiston (13).
7.3.8
Install
the
washer
(11) on the piston stem (17) so that
it contacts and seats on the seal - seat (12).
7.3.9
Apply
a
coating
of
locking sealant,
Wabtec Corporation
Specification
M-7499-5, to the
exposed threads
of the piston
stem (17).