01/10/2026
Fasteners may be small components, but in a mechanical seal they play a critical role in ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐พ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐ฐ๐น๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐น๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐.
Set screws, dog point screws, drive screws, socket head cap screws and gland bolts each have a specific function โ and using the correct fastener, material and torque is essential.
Reusing critical screws and bolts is generally not advisable. Previous tightening, thread wear, galling, corrosion, head damage or possible stretching can make preload less predictable.
For that reason, ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฟ-๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐น๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐น.
๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ. ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐พ๐๐ฒ. ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ.