The area of a pump that receives the greatest wear over its
lifetime is the fluid end. Whether from intense usage, or long term
utilization, fluid ends can wear out and must be replaced.
Weir SPM offers a line of replacement fluid ends in multiple styles
including OPI, “Wing” Style Suction Valve Stop, and Grooveless
design.
In the past, the only option for operators with cracked, washed
or eroded fluid ends was to simply discard them. In an effort to
offer customers an alternative to disposing of their equipment,
Weir SPM has developed a process to return used blocks as
reconditioned fluid ends in “like-new” condition. Weir SPM has been
implementing this process in select areas with great success. Now,
all customers will have the opportunity to evaluate the status of
their fluid cylinders and have options of whether to replace or
refurbish.
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Fluid End Repair Process
Includes:
• Fluid cylinders completely cleaned and bead-blasted. (A chemical
hot tank dip is required for excessively dirty cylinders.)
• Visual inspection of seat taper bores, valve lift wash areas,
packing bores, suction bores, discharge bores, and mounting flange
for fretting.
• 100% die penetration examination of the fluid cylinder
internals.
• 100% wet fluorescent magnetic particle inspection on all thread
bores.
• Examination of all bores and thread bore connections.
• Examination of all valve bores and stand off dimensions.
• Record of all visual findings and dimensional data on formatted
reports.
• Finalized reports for presentation to customer.
• Customer evaluation to decide on scope of work demanded.
