Shaft Attachments Flashcards
When using heat to apply a shrink fit hub what is most important to remember?
Have the means to drive and locate the hub ready
What check should you do if a hub does not come off when the set screws are removed?
Check the depth of the set screw holes to the hub thickness
What methods heat parts evenly?
Oil bath
Oven
Induction
What sort of tool could be used to remove a hub off a shaft that is still in the machine?
Puller
Which tool is the best tool to get behind a hub to a housing and remove it?
Bearing splitter
What can affect the performance of a properly located bearing and the machine?
Any geometric or dimensional inaccuracy in the shaft
What are the 9 most common things that influence a shafts position?
Straightness
Roundness
Size/fit with bearing
Bearing seat concentricity
Bearing seat squareness
Radius fillets at shoulders
Deflection of shaft
Balancing
Component for keeping bearing in position
What is the primary requirement for bearing shafting?
Proper size
What can happen if diameters for bearing shafting are oversized? (2)
Overheating
Preloading
What can happen if diameters for bearing shafting are undersized? (3)
Fretting of the shaft
Loosing of the bearing
Excessive internal clearance
What is a basic requirement with bearing shafts other than size?
Correct surface finish
What are the three measurements for surface finish?
Micrometers (um) AA
Micro-inches (uin)
Root mean square (rms)
What do most anti-friction bearings surface finish up to?
0.3 um AA (12uin)
What do Babbitt and bronze sleeve bearings require a finish up to?
0.81um AA (32uim)
What is the retention of a bearing on a shaft affected by? (In terms of the shaft) (4)
Fit
Hardness
Finish
Deflection