342 Mechanical and Fluid Drive Maintenance Course Description

MECHANICAL MAINTENANCE APPLICATIONS
Mechanical and Fluid Drive Systems
Course 342: Mechanical and Fluid Drive Systems

Covers further details of drive maintenance, including brakes, clutches, and adjustable-speed drives. Also covers maintenance and
troubleshooting of fluid drives and package drive systems.
TPC Training Systems is accredited by IACET to offer 0.5 CEU for this program.
Lesson 1: Mechanical Brakes and Clutches Lesson 3: Adjustable-Speed Drives

Topics Topics
Basic Types of Mechanical Clutch; Installing a Mechanical Clutch; Principles of Adjustable-Speed Drives; Two Basic Designs; Open-Type
Preparing the Shafting; Installing the Clutch Body; Initial Lubrication of Adjustable-Speed Drive; Environment for Open-Type Drive; Enclosed-
Clutch; Providing the Power Supply; Making Initial Adjustments; Test Type Adjustable-Speed Drive; Storage of Enclosed Drives; Protection of
Running with No Load; Making Final Adjustments; Test Running with Full Enclosed Drives; Handling an Enclosed Drive; Preparing the Drive
Load; Installing a Mechanical Brake; Preventive Maintenance; Operating Shafting; Leveling an Enclosed Drive; Eliminating Vibration in Drives;
Environment; Troubleshooting Brakes and Clutches; Brakes, Clutches, Initial Lubrication of Drive; Test-Running; Preventive Maintenance of
and Safety Drives; Troubleshooting Adjustable-Speed Drives; Adjustable-Speed
Drives and Safety
Objectives
• Explain how friction-type and jaw-type clutches differ in Objectives
construction. • List the precautions necessary to provide extra protection for
• Name the precautions that should be taken when mounting body open-type drives.
on a shaft. • Describe how to install an enclosed-type drive on a concrete floor.
• Explain how to test-run a mechanical clutch with no load. • Explain how to prepare the shafting when installing a new
• Explain how to install a mechanical brake. enclosed drive.
• Describe the results of improper alignment between driving and • Describe the initial lubrication of new adjustable-speed drives.
driven shafts. • Describe how to test-run an adjustable-speed drive under no load
• Identify the problems that may be indicated by chatter and and full load conditions.
excessive noise. • Name some of the safety rules for working on an adjustable drive.
Lesson 2: Electric Brakes and Clutches Lesson 4: Fluid Drives

Topics Topics
Types of Brakes and Clutches; Single-Disc Friction Clutch; Multiple-Disc Principle of Fluid Drives; Operation of Fluid Coupling; Constant-Speed
Friction Clutch; Tooth-Type Clutch; Hysteresis Clutch; Eddy-Current Couplings; Variable-Speed Couplings; Operation of Torque Converter;
Clutch; Magnetic Particle Clutch; Clutch Operation; Clutch Torque; Heat Torque Converter Modifications; Coupling Drive Arrangements; Installing
Dissipation; Response Time; Preventive Maintenance; Wiring Brakes and Fluid Couplings; Installing Large Fluid Couplings; Installing Torque
Clutches; Troubleshooting Brakes and Clutches; Brakes, Clutches, and Converters; Preventive Maintenance of Couplings; Fluid Couplings and
Safety Safety
Objectives Objectives
• Describe how single-disc and multiple-disc friction clutches • Explain how a fluid drive works.
operate. • Describe how constant-speed couplings differ from variable-speed
• Explain how the principle of hysteresis is applied in electric couplings.
clutches. • Trace the fluid path through a torque converter using either a
• List the three basic components of magnetic particle clutch. drawing or a cutaway.
• Differentiate between the static torque, pickup torque, and • Describe the various ways of mounting a fluid coupling.
average torque of a clutch. • Explain how to cool the fluid in large couplings.
• Identify the problems that may arise in a clutch if its heat is not • Discuss preventive maintenance procedures for couplings.
dissipated.
• Define decay time, pull-in time, and response time.
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Lesson 5: Complete Drive Systems
Topics
Introduction; Drive with Coupling and Roller Chain; Drive with Two Flexible
Couplings; Drive with Right-Angle Drive Shafts; Drive with Adjustable-
Speed Belt; Shaft-Mounted Drive; Installing a Drive System; Protection of
Drives; Test Running a Drive; Preventive Maintenance of Drives;
Troubleshooting a Drive System; Packaged Drives and Safety
Objectives
• List the components used in a typical drive system.
• Name the part of a drive system in which most of the speed
reduction occurs.
• Describe the construction and operation of a shaft-mounted drive.
• List the protective devices for a drive.
• Explain the proper maintenance procedures for a drive system.
• Describe the steps to be taken when troubleshooting a drive
system.
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MECHANICAL MAINTENANCE APPLICATIONS

Mechanical and Fluid Drive Systems

Course 342: Mechanical and Fluid Drive Systems

Lesson 1: Mechanical Brakes and Clutches Lesson 3: Adjustable-Speed Drives

Lesson 2: Electric Brakes and Clutches Lesson 4: Fluid Drives

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Mechanical and Fluid Drive Systems

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