Failure Analysis - Misalignment

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Misalignment

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Receive a Quote Misalignment failure can be detected on the raceway of the non-rotating ring by a
rolling element wear path that is not parallel to the raceway edges.
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Map/Directions Excess misalignment can cause abnormal temperature rise and/or heavy wear in the
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cage pockets.

The most prevalent causes of misalignment are:

● bent shafts
● burrs or dirt on the shaft or housing shoulders
● shaft threads not square with the shaft seats
● locking nuts with faces that are not square to the thread axis

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