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Vertical Machines with Spherical Roller Thrust Bearings

  • January 2024
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Chuck Yung
EASA Senior Technical Support Specialist

One aspect of our repair industry that seems to cause a lot of confusion is the bearing arrangements of vertical motors. There is quite an assortment of thrust bearing arrangements, and we tend to try to apply the same method for adjusting end play to all of them. That is often a bad idea, so this article will take a closer look specifically at those fitted with a spherical roller thrust bearing and repair tips unique to these designs.

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ANSI/EASA AR100

More information on this topic can be found in ANSI/EASA AR100
  • Section 2: Mechanical repair

EASA Technical Manual

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  • Section 8: Bearings

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