Repair
- June 10, 2025
The Right Way to Replace Pump Bearings: A Step-by-Step Guide for Reliable Operation
Longevity and performance often come down to the smallest components - like the bearings inside your connecting rods and crankshaft. Over time, even these high-precision parts experience wear. And when they do, knowing exactly how to replace and adjust them is key to keeping your pump running smoothly and minimizing costly downtime.
Whether you're maintaining a Wheatley Gaso pump or another high-pressure system, this guide walks through best practices for replacing and adjusting crosshead and crankshaft bearings, with key tolerances and expert tips to get the job done right.
Replacing Crosshead-End Connecting Rod Bearings
If you're working with Gaso pump models 1550, 1563, 2017, 2050, 2063, 1654, 1755, 1743, 1753, 2651, 2652, or 1931, here's what you
- April 04, 2025
Recognizing When to Replace Compression Packing in a Pump
Compression packing serves as a vital component in pumps, ensuring efficient fluid containment and system operation. Over time, however, wear and damage can compromise its effectiveness, leading to leakage and reduced performance. Understanding when it is time to replace compression packing is crucial for maintaining optimal pump functionality and preventing costly downtime. Here are several key indicators to consider.
1. Extreme Leakage
One of the most obvious signs that compression packing needs replacement is when there is excessive leakage from the back of the stuffing box. This leakage is typically characterized by high rates, such as 10 drops per minute or 0.2 gallons per day, amounting to a significant loss of fluid. In practical terms, this equates to approximately 69 gallons per year. Such extreme leakage indicates a severe deterioration of the packing material and warrants immediate
- November 20, 2024
Modifying Existing Pump Equipment to Maintain Operational Standards
To start, if you're looking to retrofit or reverse-engineer and upgrade existing pumps, IEQ can help.
Many aging manufacturing facilities have witnessed changes in market demand that have altered their product slate and capacity. These changing system demands often cause equipment that was previously well-sized for the application to run significantly away from the operating range where peak efficiency and reliability are achieved. Running in this mode drives up the life cycle cost of equipment due to short maintenance cycles and wasted energy. In cases where reliability is severely compromised, equipment operating costs can also be accompanied by risk to production due to mid-cycle failures and unavailability of equipment.
To maintain safe, reliable and cost-effective operation, it is important to ensure pump systems are optimized. When approached
- November 06, 2024
Essential Tools for Pump Repair
Like any job, you need the proper tools to do it well – and the same is true for repairing or servicing positive displacement pumps. If you feel comfortable and capable repairing your positive displacement pump, then the tools below will be helpful to get your service completed and your pump back up and running.
But if you don't feel comfortable, that's okay. IEQ stands ready to help you repair simple or complex pump repairs.