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Specialized Bearings – Thrust Bearing These bearings are made to handle oversized loads or combo radial or axial loads. The thrust bearings usually carry the straight axial loads. There is no limit as to what these bearings can handle.This diagram shows a cutaway view of a thrust bearing. Has three parts.The shaft is the first part it has a collar or runner, the second part is attached. The third part is the thrust bearing surface. The shaft and collar turn, it is held up by the lubricant film. It is quite common that these bearings get put in water. If...

Special Purpose Grease for Bearings Greases that have calcium, lithium, barium in them are also made for other operations than what is listed on the diagram.Grease that has calcium in them have a smoothness to it and can handle temps up to 175 degrees. They also have water resistance properties but use slow speed for its applications.On higher speeds and temperatures it is good to use sodium based greases. It can handle temps up to 200 degrees and don’t do so well in water.Lithium bases can work best temperature wise at 100-200 degrees. They are water resistant, have mechanical/storage stability...

In this section we will be discussing installing bearing and the techniques Installing Plain Journal Bearings Bearing techniques vary from bearing to bearing. Care must be given when installing bearings to make sure alignment is achieved in different applications such as fixed, non self aligning construction. You can use shims to help in the aide of aligning that are placed beneath the bearing face. If the journal bearing is of the split type, the upper half can be removed to check for alignment after it has been installed and running for a period of time. If you have improperly installed...

Sundstrand Sauer Danfoss Series 20 – When to Replace Retainer Ring The retainer ring at the top of the page does not have any marks, burrs or scratches on the retainer ring. This is what it should like.The ring in the middle is severely discolored. When it looks like this, it usually means it was used at very high temperatures. When you use it like this the ring can fracture. And your unit will fail to do the job at hand.The ring at the bottom of the page is what they call scored. It shows a pattern of wear on...

Sundstrand Sauer Danfoss Series 20 Ball Guides The top ball guide is usable again. There are no marks,grooves and it is smooth. It is also has no contaminated burrs on it either. The ball guide in the middle has scoring. It means that has been thru some very abrasive contaminates within it the part itself. Also, it could have been thru some very high temperatures. If you can feel the marks, it is time to replace it. The ball guide at the bottom, is worn down pretty good. When the lubricant holes are worn down, there was not sufficient enough...