Recommended inspection to be performed at any service interval:
Impeller
- Inspect for cracks or tears. Also, inspect for excessive abrasion of vane ends, pitting, and a bowed set. Replace annually,
or if any of the conditions exist.
Wear Plate - Inspect for wear, flatness, and pin for fatigue. Replace at major
(minor and
major for 17000 series) pump rebuild or if wear is evident to maintain pump flow and suction performance.
Cam - Replace at major pump rebuild or if pitting/wear is evident.
Cover - Replace at major pump rebuild
or if wear exists to maintainpump flow and suction performance.
Mechanical Seal - Replace at minor and major pump
rebuild or if leaking.
Lip Seal - Replace at major (minor and major for 17000 and G series) pump rebuild or if
leaking.
Shaft - Inspect for wear in area of lip seal and rubber impeller. Grooving of lip seal area or heavy fretting
of the impeller end shaft will require shaft replacement.
Bearing - Inspect for loss of grease, corrosion or rough
rotation. Replace at major pump rebuild or if these conditions exsist.
View the appropriate
OIPM or
Marine Catalog for assembly, disassembly, and recommended Maintenance Schedule. The recommended Maintenance Schedule can be found on page
39 of the Marine Catalog.
Inspect Impellers at every service interval.
Inspect impeller blades for indicated signs of wear (shown in
the picture to the left) and replace the impeller annually or if any of these conditions exsist.
For extended shutdowns
or winterizations, remove the impeller from the pump to prevent it from taking a set.
Store impellers in a dark and cool
place.
Use non-petroleum lubricant to help install the impeller.
Do NOT use a petroleum lubricant at any time, as
it will swell the impeller.
One frequently asked question is which port is the inlet and which is the outlet. Most Sherwood rubber impeller pumps
are bidirectional, so the rotation of the engine and the orientation of the pump mount will determine which port is which.
In general there is a cam screw between the ports. That screw holds the cam in place; the function of the cam is to squeeze
the impeller as it rotates over it. As the impeller moves away from the cam, the impeller blades open up and water is ingested
in the pump (pump INLET). As the impeller approaches the cam and becomes compressed, the water is forced out of the pump (pump
OUTLET).
Special Cases: N10360GX - picture shown. The two inlet ports and two outlet ports are next to each other.
In this case if the pump were rotated clockwise from this view, the ports would be outlet, outlet, inlet, inlet from left
to right.
Special Cases: D55, D60, D65 and all other double pocket (four port pumps). The inlets are on one side of the
pump and the outlet on the other side of the cam. Again, locating the cam and knowing which way the engine is rotating is
the key. As the impeller moves away from the cam, the impeller blades open up and water is ingested in the pump (pump INLETS).
As the impeller approaches the cam and becomes compressed, the water is forced out of the pump (pump OUTLETS).
Special
Cases: Integrated Cam Design. Integrated cams are those which do not have a typical removable cam. The cam is part of the
housing and the location of that area is necessary to identify the inlet and outlet ports. The smallest span between the ports
is where the cam is located. Once located and the rotation of the engine is known, the same identification of the ports descibed
above applies to integrated cam, as it would with a cam and cam screw type.