surfaces of heavily loaded bearings. Here, the smearing is the result of movement of the bearing ring relative to its shaft or housing. Smearing of the inner ring bore, outer ring outside sur- face and ring faces can only be avoid- ed if the fits are tight enough to pre- vent movement of the ring concerned in relation to its seating. Increasing the axial compression does not result in any improvement.
Appearance Cause Action
Scored and discoloured ring bore or Ring rotation relative to shaft or Select heavier interference fits. outside surface or faces. housing.
Fig 41 Smeared outside surface of a spher-
ical roller bearing outer ring. Material transfer has occurred from housing bore to bearing ring