Patent ID: 8869536

Claim:
A liner stop for retaining a flow sleeve relative to a combustion liner in a combustor, the liner stop comprising; a female component defining a recess; a male component comprising a protrusion, the protrusion insertable in the female component, wherein the male component is fastened to the combustion liner; and an insert disposable between the female component and the male component, the insert comprising a first sidewall and a second opposing sidewall, one of the first sidewall or the second sidewall comprising a flat surface, the flat surface defining a portion of the recess when the insert is disposed between the female and male component, and a surface protrusion protruding from the flat surface of the one of the first sidewall or the second sidewall towards the other of the first sidewall or the second sidewall, the surface protrusion configured to frictionally interfere with the male component.