Wartsila Vasa 32 - Instructions - Wear Criteria For The Connecting Rod Small End Bearing Bush

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OPERATING

INSTRUCTION

Services, Wärtsilä Finland Oy


Engine section Engine type Ref. Date Issue Document No. Page
11 Crank mechanism See below WFI–S 19-Oct-2009 01 WS11Q028 1(2)

Wear criteria for the connecting rod small end


bearing bush
Engine type This bulletin concerns WÄRTSILÄ® Vasa 32, 32LN, WÄRTSILÄ® 32, 32DF,
32GD, 32LNGD, 34SG and W34SG engines.

General The small end bearing bush, 111 002, for the connecting rod shall be
visually inspected at every piston overhaul.

Acceptable wear is when some overlay metal is still visible in the centre of
the bearing bush, see gap B in the figures below. When the wear area
extends all the way across the bearing bush, it should be replaced.

“Earlier type” “Later type”

Can be used
until next overhaul

To be replaced

View A-A, wear patterns. For an earlier type of bearing bush, the wear
pattern takes the form of triangles (left figures) while the pattern for a
later type of bearing bush, marked 2V11B0557, is more rectangular (right
figures).

Note! Already at the first overhaul after a bearing bush replacement, the wear
area may appear large. This is due to the construction and geometry of the
bearing, initial wear appears quickly but will then slow down.

Wärtsilä Finland Oy P.O. Box 252 (Tarhaajantie 2) Telecop. +358 10 709 1847 Tel. +358 10 709 0000 Business ID 0773744-3
Services, Vaasa FIN-65101 Vaasa, Finland Telecop. +358 10 709 1380 Registered Office: Vaasa
Wärtsilä Finland Oy P.O. Box 50 (Stålarminkatu 45) Telecop. +358 10 709 3279 Tel. +358 10 709 0000
Services, Turku FIN-20811 Turku, Finland Telecop. +358 10 709 3410
Services, Wärtsilä Finland Oy Operating Instruction
Issue Document No. Page
01 WS11Q028 2(2)

Related documents See the following Measurement records:

- 3211V012 Big end bearing bore and gudgeon pin bearing bush
(32LN, 32DF, 32LNGD, 34SG)
- 3211V015 Big end bearing bore and gudgeon pin bearing bush
(32, 32GD)
- 3211V017 Big end bearing bore and gudgeon pin bearing bush
(W32)

Letter distribution Wärtsilä Services Network and operators/owners of engines concerned.

Letter validity Until further notice.

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Unless otherwise expressly set forth, no recommendation contained in this document is to be construed as provided due to a
defect in the engine, but merely as an improvement of the engine and/or the maintenance procedures relating thereto. Any actions
by the owner/operator as a result of the recommendations are not covered under any warranty provided by Wärtsilä and such
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