ROLLER
BEARINGS 101
Roller Bearing Basics - Presented
to you by BRENCO, Inc.
This portion of our Web Site is to review the
fundamentals of bearing technologies and develop an understanding
of the basic action and benefits of the tapered roller bearing
as used in railroad equipment. The individual components
of the tapered roller bearing and their functions in the
assembly will be covered to give a foundation for other concepts
that will be discussed on other Web pages. If you are a student,
feel free to use this Web site for research. You may use
the pictures in Research papers and school reports. Remember
though, please do not plagiarize the text. Copy-Paste is
fast and easy but wrong. Use this site to build your understanding
of the Roller Bearing. Once you understand how it works,
it will be easy to put these concepts into your own words.
Click
here to start or click on any item in the Table of
Contents below:
Table of Contents
Bearing
Basics
Friction Bearing
- Friction
Bearing History
- Railroad
Friction Bearing
- Railroad
Friction Bearing
Roller
Bearing
- Roller
Bearing History
General Bearing Design
Rail
Car Journal Bearing
- Railroad Wheelset
- Adapter
- 3-Piece Truck
Basic Bearing Components
- Outer
Race - Cup
- Inner
Race - Cone
- Roller
- Profile
- Straight Vs. Crown
- Roller
- Tapered
Roller Bearing Apex
- Cage
- Spacer
- Grease
Sealing Components
- Grease
Seal
- Wear
Ring
Mounting Components
- Backing
Ring
- Endcap
Assembly
Bearing Clamp
- Bearing
Clamp
- Bearing “Stack” Components
Complete Bearing Assembly
Bearing
Life
- Fatigue
Spalling
- Fatigue
Spalling
- L10
Life / Fatigue Spalling
- L10
Life / Fatigue Spalling
- Theoretical
Bearing Life - Assumptions -
- Roller
Load Optimizing
- Roller Load Optimizing
Service Life
- Brinelling
- Fragment Indentation
- Peeling and Smearing
- Water Etching and Pitting
Fretting Wear
- Factors Affecting Clamp
- Non-Fitted Backing Ring
- Fitted Backing Ring
- Cap Screw Seal Ring
- Brenco Composite Wear Ring
- Brenco Composite Wear Ring
Friction to Roller Bearings
- What is a Generation 2000?
- What is a Generation 2000?
- New “Generation 2000” Journal
- Polyamide Cage
Brenco DDL Seal
Brenco ST-212 Seal
Brenco Thin GapTM Seal
Reliability
Recommendations |
