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TO DETERMINE ALIGNMENT, SET THE STRAIN GAGE SO THAT IT JUST CLEARS CONNECTING ROD.
TURN ENGINE UNTIL CONNECTING ROD NEARLY TOUCHES STRAIN GAGE ROD ON OTHER SIDE AND TAKE A READING AT EACH QUARTER.
STRAIN GAGE APPLIED TO CRANK OF DIESEL ENGINE TO DETERMINE IMPROPER ALIGNMENT.
Fig. 2 Fig. 1
STRAIN GAGE CYLINDER A DRAIN PIPE B STRAIN GAGE
MISALIGNMENT OF CYLINDER AND ENGINE FRAME (SHOWN EXAGGERATED FOR PURPOSES OF ILLUSTRATION).
Fig. 3
STRAIN GAGE APPLIED TO ENGINE FRAME (WHILE OPERATING), DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TOP AND BOTTOM READINGS OF THE STRAIN GAGE INDICATES IMPROPER ALIGNMENT, CAUSING CRACKS.
Fig. 4
ENGINE FRAME
CRACK FROM UNSYMMETRICAL STRAIN
OIL PIPE STRAIN GAGE
DISTORTION OF FLANGE FROM MISALIGNMENT.
C-CLAMP ON RIB
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