Orange County Bearing

The Temporary Spare Tire

I have been noticing many cars driving down the road with the temporary spare tire or “donut” as some people call them. The spare tire diameter is smaller than the existing tire size. The reason fo…

Do I Need To Get A Wheel Alignment And Tire Balance When I Have New Tires Installed?

During my years at the service counter costumers who purchased tires often asked me, "Do I have to have them balanced?" followed by, "Does it need an alignment too?" I understand why consumers ask these questions. Tire balancing coupled with wheel alignment can be expensive. So let's look at why balancing new tires and performing a wheel alignment are necessary. Tire

Wheel alignment and balancing: Are they needed when installing new tires?

During my years at the service counter costumers who purchased tires often asked me, "Do I have to have them balanced?" followed by, "Does it need an alignment too?" I understand why consumers ask these questions. Tire balancing coupled with wheel alignment can be expensive. So let's look at why balancing new tires and performing a wheel alignment are necessary.

How to Troubleshoot an E-Z-GO Electric Golf Cart

How to Troubleshoot an E-Z-GO Electric Golf Cart. The E-Z-GO electric golf cart is one of the top golf carts manufactured and sold in the United States. While most people are happy to ride in a golf cart provided by their golf club or the course ...

What is a Plane Bearing? Or is it a Plain Bearing?

A plane bearing is really a bearing in its simplest form; it is any non-rolling element bearing that is applied where two surfaces rub together.

Comparing Hot Plate to Induction Heating for Proper Bearing Installation

Multiple methods can be used in order to heat a bearing for proper bearing installation. Here is a comparison of using a hot plate to using an Induction Heater.

Construction Bearings: Not Your Garden-Variety

By retrofitting TriSteel bearings on the steering mechanism, control levers and hydraulics of their small construction machines, our client has seen a significant reduction in service calls.

Defend against Contamination with NSK’s Tough Steel Bearings

At NSK our bearings are used across a variety of industries and can help companies save money. In the mining industry, a reoccurring problem is contamination. In one case, we encountered both sides…

What are bearing heaters and what are they used for?

If bearings are mounted using the cylindrical mounting process, it can take considerable force to achieve the necessary interference fits to prevent the bearing from spinning on the rotating component. Heating bearings is a good way to temporarily expand the bearing rings to facilitate mounting without the use of excessive force that could damage bearings. …

Will We Be Ready if GPS Goes Down?

The Transportation Department has ideas for a backup, but it needs money from Congress.

Understanding Main Bearing Failures

Dr. Arnab Ghosh demonstrates Sentient’s New Main Bearing Wear Model.The presentation features:New capabilities in the DigitalClone Live software that predict early wear initiation in the main bearing raceways and rollers.How to understand the current health of the main bearing in a particular asset to mitigate damage prior to failure.How to reduce the cost of repair, currently ranging from $150K – $300K for each occurrence, and reduce the amount of downtime.

Shaker Shoe Arm Bearing To Fit Ford/New Holland®

Clean Room Services & Bearing Relubrication

- PROPER LUBRICANT can reduce friction, prevent bearing wear, protect bearing surfaces from corrosion, and carry away excess heat from bearing operation- BEARINGS OPERATE on a very thin film of lubricant which must be maintained, or replaced, to ensure that maximum bearing life is achieved- PROPER SELECTION, application, and maintenance are vital in maximizing bearing life .- MAINTAINING BEARINGS with proper lubrication will…

Prevent Premature Mounted Bearing Failure

Contamination, improper lubrication and installation are the primary causes of premature bearing failure in these products.

Carriage & Linear Bearing Life Considerations

Lintech has several calculation tools and tables linked to their website. Some of them look pretty simple. Some maybe not so much. For instance, there is a calculator for Carriage and Linear Bearin…

Bearings for the Oil and Gas Industry: Why Rulon 945?

Rulon® 945 was specially-designed for use in demanding oil and gas industry applications.