Shaft Alignment: Rim and Face

Review the basic types of shaft alignment. Describe the arrangement of dial indicators and their mounting brackets for a rim and face shaft alignment. Describe equipment checks and adjustments that are generally made before alignment readings are taken using the rim and face method. Explain how to take measurements on horizontally mounted equipment for a rim and face alignment. Explain how to measure misalignment in the vertical plane using the rim and face method. Explain how to construct a graph representing misalignment in the vertical plane that is measured by the rim and face method. Describe how to correct a misalignment in the vertical plane. Explain how to measure misalignment on the horizontal plane using the rim and face method. Explain how to construct a graph representing misalignment in the horizontal plane that is measured by the rim and face method. Describe how to correct misalignment in the horizontal plane. Explain how to take measurements on vertically mounted equipment for a rim and face alignment. Explain how to measure misalignment on vertically mounted equipment using the rim and face method. Explain how to construct graphs representing misalignment measured by the rim and face method. Describe how to correct misalignment on vertically mounted equipment.