TIE ROD WHEN SLACKENED THEY DON’T TAKE PROPER LOAD. SLACKENED TIE ROD CAN BE DETECTED BY FOLLOWING METHODS :-
- THE CYLINDER JACKETS ADJACENT TO THE SLACK TIE RODS CAN BE SEEN LIFTING WHEN THE PISTON IS NEARING THE END OF COMPRESSION, OR ON FIRING.
- IF NO MOVEMENT IS VISIBLE THE THUMB CAN BE PRESSED ON THE CYLINDER JACKET, WITH THE THUMB NAIL IN CONTACT WITH THE TIE ROD NUT.SMALL MOVEMENT CAN BE DETECTED BY THE THUMB.
- IF WASHER IS FITTED BETWEEN THE TIE ROD NUTS AND CYLINDER JACKETS, A WASHER MAY SOMETIMES BE TWISTED AT THE END OF THE END OF THE FIRING STROKES IN EACH CYLINDER ADJACENT TO THE SLACK TIE BOLT.
- DIAL GAUGE CAN ALSO BE USED TO DETECT RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN THE TIE ROD AND CYLINDER JACKET.
- FRETTING AT THE LANDING OF THE CYLINDER BEAM ON THE A-FRAMES AND AT THE TOP TIE ROD NUT LANDING ALSO INDICATE SLACKEN TIE ROD.
- HAMMER TEST CAN BE CARRIED OUT TO FIND THE SLACKEN TIE ROD.
- CYLINDER BLOCK AND A-FRAME GAP IS SUBSTANTIAL WHEN PISTON IS AT TDC WHICH LEAD TO WATER SEEPAGE.
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Cylinder head stud if broken can be removed easily . If broken from middle then u have to take out the cylinder head and then by American spanner u can take that out
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