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What are thin section bearings?

February 4, 2019 By Mike Santora Leave a Comment

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As you may have guessed, thin section bearings are exactly like what their name suggests: thin. These parts feature a compact design that results in a thinner, more lightweight product than other types of bearings. As a result, thin section bearings … [Read more...]

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What are cam followers?

January 28, 2019 By Mike Santora Leave a Comment

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A cam follower is a component that is intrinsically tied to a cam. Cams exist in many applications–dishwashers, sprinklers, etc.–but the most well-known example is that of a camshaft in a car. The goal of a cam is to convert rotary motion to linear … [Read more...]

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What is an adapter bearing (Y-bearings)?

January 21, 2019 By Mike Santora Leave a Comment

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Adapter bearings are used in ball bearing units which consist of a precision wide inner ring bearing assembled into a housing made of cast iron, pressed steel, or rubber. The precision wide inner ring bearings are called y-bearings because their … [Read more...]

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What is a mast guide bearing?

January 14, 2019 By Mike Santora Leave a Comment

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Industrial truck mast guide ball bearings are a family of special bearings tailored to meet application requirements. These bearings must be able to accommodate heavy radial loads, withstand heavy shock loads, and handle overturning moments produced … [Read more...]

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What is an oil leveler?

January 7, 2019 By Mike Santora Leave a Comment

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As we have learned, lubrication failures are a leading cause of bearing damage. Oil levelers are designed for automatic adjustment of the optimal lubricating oil level within a bearing housing, gear box, crank case or similar oil bath lubrication … [Read more...]

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What are bearing heaters and what are they used for?

December 12, 2018 By Mike Santora Leave a Comment

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If bearings are mounted using the cylindrical mounting process, it can take considerable force to achieve the necessary interference fits to prevent the bearing from spinning on the rotating component. Heating bearings is a good way to temporarily … [Read more...]

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What are double direction angular contact ball bearings?

November 30, 2018 By Mike Santora Leave a Comment

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Double row angular contact ball bearings correspond in design to two single angular contact ball bearings, but take up less axial space. They can accommodate radial loads as well as axial loads in both directions. They provide stiff bearing … [Read more...]

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What are bearing withdrawal sleeves?

October 30, 2018 By Mike Santora Leave a Comment

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A tapered bore bearing can be mounted onto a cylindrical stepped shaft through the use of a tapered withdrawal sleeve also. The sleeve is pressed into the bearing bore that abuts a fixed component. The sleeve is then located on the shaft by a nit or … [Read more...]

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What are bearing adapter sleeves?

October 23, 2018 By Mike Santora Leave a Comment

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In adapter mounting, a tapered bore bearing is mounted onto a cylindrical shaft through the use of a tapered adapter sleeve. Many typical split pillow block applications use an adapter sleeve to mount. The shaft seat does not need to be machined to … [Read more...]

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What are angular contact thrust ball bearings?

October 16, 2018 By Mike Santora Leave a Comment

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Angular contact thrust ball bearings are separable, i.e. the washers and ball and cage assemblies can be mounted independently. Although originally designed to support the rotary tables of drilling rigs, they are also suitable for other applications … [Read more...]

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