Bearings -Disassembly &Assembly

Nizwa College of Technology

 Inspection of Bearings
Bearings are machine elements

 support a rotating member called as shaft

 Transmit the load from a rotating member to a

stationary member

 Performance of the system depends on condition

of bearings

 Continuous monitoring of condition of bearings is

essential

 If bearings found faulty it must be replaced

 Maintenance of Bearings
Mechanical maintenance of bearings
involve the following steps
• Disassembly
• Cleaning
• Inspection
• Replacement or
• Reconditioning (servicing)
• Reassembly
Block Diagram-Maintenance of Bearings
 Disassembly of Bearings

Disassembly Steps

•Use the correct removal tool

•Use the recommended removal method

•Do not distort or damage the bearing

 Disassembly of Plain Bearings

•Plain bearings are interference fit in the housing i.e. housing retained, force
is needed to remove the sleeve

•A rod made of copper, brass, nylon is used with hammer to drive away the
bush from housing

•If housing is small mechanical or hydraulic press may be used to apply the
force.
 Assembly of Plain Bearings

Procedure of assembling plain (Sleeve/Bushed Bearings)

• Clean housing bore

• Use assembly tool to insert sleeve bearing with hammer

force,

• If housing can be removed to the bench use mechanical or

hydraulic press

•Ream out bore of sleeve to required diameter if necessary

Disassembly of Rolling Bearings
The basic mounting conditions of rolling
bearings are:
•Shaft retained bearing (Shaft rotates)
A shaft retained inner race has an interference fit on
the shaft and a clearance fit in the housing.

•Housing retained bearing (Housing rotates)

A housing retained outer race has a clearance fit on
the shaft and an interference fit in the housing

•Sleeve mounted bearing (Sleeve removable)

 Shaft retained bearing
A

Dia
Shaft rotation Bearing
Dia

B
A

A - The clearance for interference fit on the shaft

B - The clearance for clearance fit in the housing

(Fit- Refers to the permissible clearances between

mating parts in a mechanical device)
 Housing retained bearing

Shaft rotation Bearing

Dia
Dia

A - The clearance for clearance fit on the shaft

B - The clearance for interference fit in the housing

 Disassembly procedure
 Inner race of the bearing has an interference
with the shaft or the outer race has an
interference fit in the housing.
 When removing a bearing with interference fit
either on the inner or outer race, force has to be
used.
This force can be applied by:
• Mechanical or hydraulic pullers

• Mechanical or hydraulic presses

• Hammer and suitable driver

Using mechanical pullers

Mechanical pullers
Mechanical pullers
 Using a hammer

Using hammer & drift Using hammer & sleeve

 Cleaning and Inspecting bearings
Cleaning
• Soak in a solvent for several hours to
remove lubricant and dirt
• Rinse in a chemical solvent
• Dip in a suitable bearing lubricant
Inspection
• Visual inspection for damage or wear
• Rotating slowly to see if any 'clicking'
sounds or -'Sticking' found
Bearing Failures
Bearing Failures
Bearing Failures
 Assembly of Rolling Bearings

Pressing a bearing into a housing

by hydraulic or mechanical press

Using a sleeve for applied the outer race

 Heat Expansion Method
When the bearing and the housing is
comparatively large.
• For shaft retained the outer member is
bearing inner race
• For housing retained the outer member is
housing
The heat can be applied to the outer member
several ways, and the methods can be used are:
• Heated oil bath
• Induction heating ring
• Temperature controlled electric furnace
• Lamp or electric resistance heating element
 Heating methods

Heated oil bath Electric induction heating ring

Temperature controlled furnace

 Freeze contraction
This method can be used when heating
methods are not suitable

• For shaft retained bearings the shaft has

to be 'shrunk' by freezing.
• For housing retained bearings the
bearing has to be frozen.