Drive Rebuild Program
A 12- year – old drive arrives in our Dallas shop for inspection and possible rebuild.
Before Rebuild
After Rebuild
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Triple/S offers a drive rebuild program for drives manufactured by us for our product lines including the Slipstick Horizontal Motion Conveyor, the Texas Shaker Vibrating Screen, and other types of vibratory conveyors.
The drive rebuild program can provide longer life without having to purchase a completely new unit. You can return your drive unit to our Dallas shop and we will perform a complete tear-down and inspection of the drive. Or you can have one of our technicians come to your facility and perform the inspection and rebuild. After the inspection, we will provide you a detailed quote for the cost of the rebuild.
The Slipstick horizontal motion conveyor is virtually maintenance-free, as its unique design features a self-contained drive unit that has no outbound moving parts. And based on its relatively slow rotational speed, a typical drive unit will usually deliver more than ten years of life between service intervals, with only periodic lubrication required.
There are Slipstick drives that have been in operation since the 1980s. The simple, robust design of the Slipstick drive provides years of trouble-free service with periodic lubrication being the only routine maintenance requirement.
The typical sequence of inspected items once a drive is sent to our shop for inspection and/or rebuild: bearings, seals, sight glass, breather, belts, gears, weight stack hardware, visible oil/grease leaks, level in x and y, and inspection of the shafts.
The Slipstick drive can typically handle modifications to the original conveyor design without any changes; however, if needed, the drive weight stack can easily be increased in size.
The long-run investment in a larger heavy-duty horizontal motion conveyor outweighs those for a lighter-weight horizontal motion conveyor with a smaller drive size if a pan length extension is a potential. Smaller drive sizes would not be capable of handling the pan length increases required for future applications and the purchasing of a new drive or a completely new conveyor would most likely be necessary if a longer length is needed.
See our Drive Rebuild FAQs for answers to common questions about inspection, rebuilds, and what to expect from the program.
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Drive Rebuild FAQs
My drive has never been serviced. What does a rebuild involve?
You have two options. We can send a technician to your facility and provide a service quote for an on-site rebuild, or you can ship the drive to our Dallas shop. For a send-in rebuild, we perform a full teardown and inspection first, then provide a detailed quote based on the drive’s actual condition.
Is there a cost for the inspection?
Yes. Send-in rebuilds include an inspection fee to tear down and assess the drive, and that fee varies by drive size. Because pricing depends on the condition of the drive when it arrives, the detailed rebuild quote follows the inspection.
Which equipment does the rebuild program cover?
The program primarily covers Slipstick and Texas Shaker drives. We also refurbish gravity separator decks, though those requests are less common.
Where do I find my equipment's serial number?
Check the nameplate on the drive itself. If you still have the original manual that shipped with the machine, the serial number is listed there too. It’s specific to your equipment, so it’s the fastest way for us to pull the right parts and records.
