Rolling Bearings Handbook and Troubleshooting Guide

This handbook shows how to prevent bearing failure, how to avoid replacement and down-time costs, and how to solve bearing failure problems quickly when they do occur - avoiding delayed orders and lost business. No other handbook covers such a wide range of bearing types and seals, shafts and housing, materials and manufacture. There is no other troubleshooting guide to help technicians and mechanics monitor, mount and dismount, and lubricate correctly. Rolling Bearings Handbook and Troubleshooting Guide puts the right maintenance and diagnostic procedures at your fingertips.
• Explains how to identify bearing failure, and prevent it
• Provides information on seal selection, shaft sizes and housings, and how to make accurate measurements
• Discusses mounting and dismounting of bearings, lubrication, and how to monitor bearings to prevent premature failures
• Includes hundreds of precise photographs, figures, tables, and illustrations for easy identification and diagnosis of potential problem areas
• And much more!

Part I : Bearing Maintenance and Life Improvement
Chapter 1 : Bearing Fundamentals and Materials
Definition and Uses of Rolling Bearings
Bearing Materials and Characteristics

Chapter 2 : Bearing Manufacture
Hardening
Grinding
Shaping
Eight Exacting Steps
Operating Reliability

Chapter 3 : Bearing Types
Radial Ball Bearings
Thrust Ball Bearings
Radial Roller Bearings
Thrust Roller Bearings
Pillow Blocks Applications and Designations

Chapter 4 : Bearing Seals
Shields
Seals

Chapter 5 : Shaft and Housing Fits
Tolerances
Shafts
Housings
Repairing
Synopsis

Chapter 6 : Mounting Bearings
Cold, Temperature, and Hydraulic Mounting
Types of Shaft Mounting
Axial Location of Bearings
Axial Adjustment

Chapter 7 : Lubrication
Functions
Viscosity
Fatigue Life
Grease
Oil
Comparative Advantages of Grease and Oil
Relubrication Intervals
Polymeric Matrix Lubricant
Corrosion Protection
Bearing Lubrication and Adjusted Life Review

Chapter 8 : Bearing Monitoring
Preventative Steps
Definitions, Measurements, and Analysis
Diagnostic Equipment
Causes of Vibration
Vibration Sensors
Synopsis
Bearing-Monitoring Glossary

Part II : Bearing Failure Analysis System
Chapter 9 : A System for Analyzing Bearing Failure
Bearing Life
Bearing Disassembly
Step-by-Step Instructions for Using the BFAS
Quick Guide to failure Conditions

Chapter 10 : Troubleshooting Rolling Bearings
Complaint Codes
Condition Codes
Conditions and Their Solutions

Appendix : Lubricant Tests; Temperature Conversion; Viscosity Conversion
Index