This article addresses methods for removal and installation of couplings on straight or tapered shafts. The most common good practice methods are described.

Este artículo abordará los métodos para demontar e instalar acoplamientos en ejes rectos o cónicos. En él se describirán los métodos que usan buenas prácticas más comunes.

This 94-page handbook (3.5" x 6", 9cm x 15cm) contains carefully selected materials designed to assist repair firms in their everyday work. Just as important, your customers and potential customers can use this pocket handbook as a handy reference for mechanical data for motors and driven equipment.

This webinar recording explains how each of these devices work, with repair tips and application information for each.

Couplings for connecting shafts can be placed in two categories: keyed and keyless. Similarly, the fits of couplings to shafts can be categorized as clearance or interference. A keyless coupling arrangement will always have an interference fit, while a keyed arrangement may have either a clearance or an interference fit. This article will focus on determining when to use a clearance or an interference fit, and how to obtain the tolerances for the resulting fit.

Shaft couplings are devices that connect two rotating shafts together. They efficiently transfer motion and power from the drive unit to the driven unit without adversely impacting either piece of rotating equipment. Under ideal conditions, both shafts should function as a continuous unit. The design of a flexible coupling is to accommodate small amounts of shaft misalignment. Coupling manufacturers have designed their couplings to withstand the forces resulting from excessive shaft misalignment. Unfortunately, shaft alignment tolerances have sometimes been governed by the coupling manufacturers' design specifications.

Shaft couplings are devices that connect two rotating shafts together. Although shaft couplings come in many shapes and configurations, they basically fall into one of two major categories: rigid (or solid) and flexible couplings. This article examines those types in more detail.