
Mechanical Maintenance Applications
The Mechanical Maintenance Applications training series includes courses designed to train your maintenance technicians on how to effectively repair common mechanical components. The series covers: mechanical and fluid drives, bearings and shaft seals, pump installation, pipe-fitting, tubing and hoses, valve maintenance. Mechanical troubleshooting guides are included.
Unit 341: Maintenance of Mechanical Drives ($100)
Covers alignment, particularly coupling alignment. Includes installation and maintenance of mechanical drives, from chain drives to enclosed gear drives.
Lesson 1 – Chain Drives
Lesson 2 – Belt Drives
Lesson 3 – Open Gear Devices
Lesson 4 – Enclosed Gear Drives
Lesson 5 – Drive Couplings
Unit 342: Mechanical / Fluid Drive Systems ($100)
Covers further details of drive maintenance, including brakes, clutches, and adjustable-speed drives. This course also covers maintenance and troubleshooting of fluid drives and package drive systems.
Lesson 1 – Mechanical Brakes and Clutches
Lesson 2 – Electric Brakes and Clutches
Lesson 3 – Adjustable-Speed Drives
Lesson 4 – Fluid Drives
Lesson 5 – Complete Drive Systems
Unit 343: Installing & Replacing Bearing & Shaft Seals ($100)
Bearing and Shaft Seal Maintenance covers plain bearings, their parts, dimensions, functions, and relining techniques. The course continues with installation and replacement of anti-friction bearings. Also covers linear motion bearings and shaft seals.
Lesson 1 – Plain Bearings
Lesson 2 – Installing Antifriction Bearings
Lesson 3 – Removing and Replacing Antifriction Bearings
Lesson 4 – Mounted Antifriction Bearings
Lesson 5 – Linear Motion Bearings and Shaft Seals
Unit 344: Pump Installation / Maintenance ($100)
Covers basic pumping concepts. Describes required maintenance of packing and seals. Covers maintenance and overhaul of centrifugal pumps. Concludes with maintenance of rotary pumps.
Lesson 1 – Basic Pumping Concepts
Lesson 2 – Maintaining Packing and Seals
Lesson 3 – Maintaining Centrifugal Pumps
Lesson 4 – Overhauling Centrifugal Pumps
Lesson 5 – Maintaining Rotary Pumps
Unit 345: Installation & Maintenance Pipefitting ($100)
Covers components and terminology used in piping systems. Also covers terminology, measurement, and maintenance of threaded, welded, and plastic piping systems. This course explains the use of pipefitting accessories-supports, traps, filters and strainers, and expansion joints.
Lesson 1 – Piping Dimensions and Terminology
Lesson 2 – Threaded Piping Systems
Lesson 3 – Welded Piping Systems
Lesson 4 – Plastic Piping Systems
Lesson 5 – Pipefitting Accessories
Unit 346: Installing & Maintaining Tubing and Hose Systems ($100)
Covers tubing specifications, materials, and fittings. Explains procedures used for handling, bending, cutting, and installing tubing. Gives basics of tubing in a hydraulic system. Describes hose systems and their functions. Concludes with gaskets, sealants, and adhesives.
Lesson 1 – Tubing Fundamentals
Lesson 2 – Installing Tubing
Lesson 3 – Hydraulic Tubing Systems
Lesson 4 – Hose Systems
Lesson 5 – Gaskets, Sealants, and Adhesives
Unit 347: Installing & Maintaining Valves & Piping System Protection ($100)
Covers maintenance and operation of gate, globe, ball, plug, check, and special-purpose valves. Details actuators and various accessories. Explains valve selection based on application. Describes methods of protecting piping systems.
Lesson 1 – Valve Maintenance
Lesson 2 – Special Valves
Lesson 3 – Actuators and Accessories
Lesson 4 – Valve Selection
Lesson 5 – Piping System Protection