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Originally Posted by andrewwynn
I made this:
A roller bearing upgrade for my 30 ton in-place bearing press. I have two upcoming bearing jobs: front for me, rear for wife. I completely forgot I had bought these 1" roller bearings a couple years ago. It's not optimized for thrust so in order to beef up the strength I u buddy turn a steel donut to hold the outer race so it wouldn't self destruct. |
Andrew - good idea, but a flat thrust roller bearing is really what you need. The tapered roller is very limited on its axial load capacity (think of older cars with tapered front wheel bearings and typical bearing pre-loads of 12-15 lb ft and then backing off one notch) and I think you'll find it binds up before you're able to get a high enough torque on the bolt to be effective. It's worth a try though, so let us know if it's successful.