WEAR METAL ORIGINS REFERENCE CHART

MOBILE EQUIPMENT

METAL ENGINE TRANSMISSION DIFFERENTIAL PLANETARY TORQUE HYDRAULIC FINAL DRIVE GEAR BOX AIR COMPRESSOR
CONVERTER POWER
STEERING

Aluminum • Pistons • Pumps • Thrust washers • Greases • Impeller • Pump/motor • Oil pump • Thrust • Rotors
(Al) • Bearings • Clutches (Some) • Pump bushings (Some) • Turbine Housing • Thrust washer Washers • Pistons
• Bushings • Thrust washers (Some) • Ingested dirt • Pump (Some) • Cylinder • Greases • Oil pump • Bearings
• Blocks (Some) • Bushings • Greases • Ingested dirt (Some) (Some) (Some) • Thrust washers
• Housings • Ingested dirt (Some) • Ingested dirt • Ingested dirt • Bushings • Block housing
• Oil pump bushings • Ingested dirt • Greases • Ingested dirt
• Blowers (Some)
• Thrust bearing • Ingested dirt
• Ingested dirt

Chrome • Rings • Roller/taper • Roller/taper • Roller/taper • Roller/taper • Rods • Roller/taper • Roller/taper • Rings
(Cr) • Roller taper • Bearings • Bearings • Bearings • Bearings • Spools • Bearings • Bearings • Roller/taper
• Bearings (Some) • Water treatment (Some) (Some) (Some) • Roller/taper (Some) (Some) • Bearings (Some)
• Liners (Oil cooler) • Bearings • Water treatment
• Exhaust valves (Some) (Oil cooler)
• Water treatment
• Chemicals

Copper • Wrist pin bushings • Clutches • Bushings • Bushings • Bushings • Pump thrust • Bushings • Bushings • Wear plates
(Cu) • Valve train • Steering discs • Thrust washers • Thrust washers • Thrust washers Plates • Thrust • Thrust • Bushings
• Bushings • Bushings/thrust • Oil pumps (Where used) • Pump pistons washers washers • Wrist pin bushings
• Cam bushings • Washers (Where used) • Cylinder • Bearings (Recip)
• Bearings • Oil cooler • Guides • Thrust washers
(Near failure) • Thrust washers • Bushings
• Oil cooler • Oil coolers
• Thrust washers (Some)
• Governor
• Oil pump
• Oil additives
(Some)

Iron • Cylinder • Gears • Gears • Gears • Housings • Pump/motor • Gears • Gears • Crankshaft block
(Fe) • Blocks • Discs • PTO • Shafts • Bearings vanes • Shafts • Shafts • Housing
• Gears • Housings • Shafts • Bearings • Shafts • Gears • Bearings • Bearings • Screws
• Crankshaft • Bearings • Bearings • Housings • Pistons • Housings • Bearings
• Wrist pins • Brake bands • Housings • Cylinder bores • Shaft
• Rings (Cast) • Shift spools & rods • Oil pump
• Camshaft • Pumps • Bearings • Piston rings
• Valve train • PTO • Valves • Cylinders
• Oil pump • Pump housing
• Liners

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WEAR METAL ORIGINS REFERENCE CHART
MOBILE EQUIPMENT

METAL ENGINE TRANSMISSION DIFFERENTIAL PLANETARY TORQUE HYDRAULIC FINAL DRIVE GEAR BOX AIR COMPRESSOR
CONVERTER POWER
STEERING

Lead • Bearings • Oil additives • Oil additives • Oil additives • Oil additives Pump bearings • Oil additives • Oil additives • Bearings
(Pb) • Gasoline (Some) (Some) (Some) (Some) (Some)
• Octane improver • Thrust washers • Thrust washers • Thrust washers • Thrust • Thrust
• Oil additives • Friction discs washers washers
(Some)
• Thrust washers

Silicon • Anti-foam additives • Disc lining • Ingested dirt • Ingested dirt • Ingested dirt • Ingested dirt • Ingested dirt • Ingested dirt • Ingested dirt
(Si) • Ingested dirt • Ingested dirt • Defoamant • Elastomeric
• Octane improver • Defoamant seals (Some)
• Coolant leak

Sodium • Oil additive (Some) • Oil additives • Ingested dirt • Ingested dirt • Oil additive • Oil additive • Oil additive • Oil additive • Oil additive
(Na) • Coolant • Coolant • Ingested dirt • Coolant • Road salt • Ingested dirt • Ingested dirt
• Road salt • Road salt • Ingested dirt • Ingested dirt • Road Salt • Coolant
• Ingested dirt • Ingested dirt • Road Salt

Tin • Pistons (Ovelay) • Thrust washers — — — — — — • Pistons (Overlay)

(Sn) • Bearings (Overlay) • Bearings (Overlay)
• Bushings • Bushings

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