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Johnson Controls Denmark ApS
Christian X's Vej 201 ∙ 8270 Højbjerg ∙ Denmark
Phone +45 87 36 70 00 ∙ www.sabroe.com
CVR No 19 05 61 71
6. With the hubs mounted and the axial spacing set, proceed to place the spacer between the two hub flanges.
Be careful when handling the spacer.
Make sure the spacer is fully supported.
If the spacer is not fully supported, the unitised flex discs may be damaged after installation.
7. Install the unitised flex disc now.
Make sure that all bolt threads are clean and lightly oiled.
8. Start a bolt through a bolt hole in the spacer.
9. Put the unitised flex disc between the hub and spacer until a bushing hole in the unitised flex disc lines up
with the bolt.
10. Slide the bolt through the bushing hole in the unitised flex disc.
11. Install the lock nut until it is snug.
Do not torque any lock nuts at this time.
12. The remaining bolts for this end of the coupling can be installed through the hub bolt holes and flex disc
bushing holes.
13. Install the unitised flex disc in the other end of the coupling. The unitised flex disc, as installed, should look
flat and parallel with the mating hub and spacer flanges.
14. Torque the disc pack lock nuts as recommended in Table 1. Hold the bolts in place while the lock nuts are
torqued. Turning the bolts will damage the flex disc.
15. Centre the coupling between the shafts. Make sure that the keys are fully engaged in their keyways.
The average gap dimension ‘G’ as shown in Fig. 1 at each disc pack should be within the value given in Table 1
+/-12.5% of the axial capacity of the coupling.
16. To improve the coupling installation and performance, it is recommended, if possible at this stage, to rotate
the assembly a few times while repeatedly rapping the spacer flange OD with a soft dead blow hammer to
relieve any binding in the disc packs.
BPU
series
Disc pack
lock nut Hub clamping bolts Keyway
set screw
torque
(Nm)
Size NC
Clamp
bolts ‘A’ dia.
(mm)
‘G’
(mm)
Coupling ax-
ial
capacity
(mm)
Torque
(lube)
(Nm)
Size UNF Torque
(Nm) Size UNF Size UNF
BPU-38 30 5/16-24 14.9 1/4-28 30 3/8-16 1/4-28 149 10.2 ± 0.71
BPU-41 75 7/16-20 31.2 5/16-24 30 3/8-16 5/16-24 162 14 ± 0.74
BPU-47 162.7 9/16-18 55.6 3/8-24 68 1/2-13 3/8-24 183 15.7 ± 0.76
BPU-54 162.7 9/16-18 89.5 7/16-20 68 1/2-13 7/16-20 208 15.7 ± 1.27
BPU-56 162.7 9/16-18 136.9 1/2–20 68 1/2-13 1/2-20 222 15.7 ± 2.03
Table 1: BPU series coupling data
G: The distance between spacer and coupling hub, both sides. See Fig. 1