Airablo 151 vacuum pump help

[gmack]

I need to replace veins on a 151 airablo vacuum pump . Do I take the pully off first or take the back plate off the pump . Manual does not help any . pump is very noisey and sounds as if has a broken vein .


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[unc23win]

Just take the back plate off they come right out easy. You didn't even need to take it apart. Note they are NOISY pumps.

[gmack]

Thank you Jared .
I pulled the back off and the veins are fine . Would not build vacuum and was very noisey . Will change oil and filter and try again .
Any suggestions as to why it would not build vacuum .

Thanks again

[maplenutter butter]

I had this happen last year, i have a smaller one then yours but, but when i changed the oil and filter after a little while the noise went away and ran great for me the rest of the season. I should add it would build up pessure just not more then 23 inches until i did those things. Then went up to 28inches.

[sugaringman85]

I will second that they are loud pumps. My set up is difficult to get the back plate off because of where the moisture trap sits. I end up taking the whole vacuum pump off and put it on my tailgate pulley side down and pull the back plate off. I think I've done it 3 times in almost ten years. Super common I guess with these pumps with a little moisture and them freezing. So common that I currently have two extra sets of veins just in case. During the season they are not easy to find, for that matter not easy to find during the off season!

[unc23win]

I had this happen last year, i have a smaller one then yours but, but when i changed the oil and filter after a little while the noise went away and ran great for me the rest of the season. I should add it would build up pessure just not more then 23 inches until i did those things. Then went up to 28inches.

What oil do you use?

[gmack]

What oil do you use?

oil from airablo ,but I dont know where to add it .

[nam elpam]

They do need a good supply of oil to make good vacuum but they also need to have a clean exhaust/reclaimer if they get plugged and have no where to go with the air they pull in they won't make vac.

[unc23win]

oil from airablo ,but I dont know where to add it .

Should be a big plug 1 1/4 or 1 1/2 inch on the reclaimer right by the sight gauge. I was wondering if anyone used anything other than airablo oil I don't have that available here.

[gmack]

Should be a big plug 1 1/4 or 1 1/2 inch on the reclaimer right by the sight gauge. I was wondering if anyone used anything other than airablo oil I don't have that available here.


Thank you

Got the oil changed and a new filter on . started it up and i took about 5 min till it started to make vacuum .

To clean the reclaimer do I remove the top of it .
Sorry first year to operate a vacuum pump on 1000 taps .
thank you for your help .

I ordered the oil online from Airablo and they shipped it free .