Mechanical Drives
Mechanical Drives Training
Course Description
This workshop covers mechanical drives operation, selection, installation, and maintenance. It provides the methods to properly install and maintain all major types of belts, roller chain, and coupling drives. Measurement and inspection techniques are also covered in detail. Basic bearing installation and maintenance is also covered with an emphasis on setting clearances for spherical roller bearings.
Objectives
Participants successfully completing this course will be able to:
- Describe safety guidelines and OSHA requirements for mechanical drives
- Add and subtract decimals and fractions
- Convert fractions to decimals and decimals to fractions
- Properly measure various dimensions using micrometers, calipers, indicators, and machinist levels
- Identify various fastener grades and demonstrate proper torquing techniques
- Identify various belts, sheaves, roller chain, and sprockets
- Align belt and chain drives using straightedge and precision alignment techniques
- Install various types of shaft couplings
- Describe various bearing installation procedures
- Describe various types of lubricants and their properties
- Install spherical roller bearings and properly set clearances
Course Length
32 Hours
