Maintenance Products

Help your bearing achieve its maximum service life

Every bearing has a certain service life potential. However, research has shown that, for various reasons, not every bearing achieves it. Important stages which have a major impact on a bearing service life can be recognised during the bearing’s lifecycle. These stages are mounting, lubrication, alignment, basic condition monitoring and dismounting. The stages in a bearing life cycle are extremely important for achieving the maximum service life of the bearing. By applying the right maintenance practices and using the correct tools, you can considerably extend your bearing’s service life and increase plant productivity and efficiency.

Hydraulic (Dis)Mounting
Mechanical (Dis)Mounting
Bearing Heaters
Alignment Tools

Hydraulic Tools for Mounting and Dismounting

Hydraulic tools for mounting and dismounting: hydraulic pumps, oil injectors, pressure gauges and accessories

Mounting

Medium and large SKF bearings with a tapered bore are often mounted using hydraulic equipment. SKF tools and techniques enable a controlled and precise way for SKF bearings to be mounted correctly and this helps achieve a long bearing service life. The techniques employed can also be used for other annular comments such as gear and railway wheels.

Dismounting

SKF hydraulic tools and techniques allow bearings, and similar components, on cylindrical and tapered shafts to be dismounted in a safe and controlled manner. SKF offers a comprehensive range of tools and accessories to dismount bearings and components, that enhance worker safety, and also reduce the risk of component damage.

With the SKF hydraulic mounting and dismounting techniques, you can achieve:

More control, allowing precision, accuracy and repeatability to be maintained
Lower risk of damaging bearings, components and shafts
Less manual effort
Greater operator safety


Oil injectors	Adapter block	Dismounting fluid	Air-driven pumps and injectors	Connection nipples	High pressure pipes	Hydraulic pump 150 MPa	Hydraulic pump 50 MPa

Plugs for oil ducts and vent holes	Oil injection set	Oil injection kit	OK coupling mounting and dismounting kits	Feeler gauges	Flexible high pressure hoses	Mounting fluid	Hydraulic nuts

Hydraulic pump 100 MPa with large oil container	Quick connecting coupling and nipples	Extension pipes	Pressure gauges	Dial indicators

Mechanical Tools for Mounting and Dismounting

Mounting

Small and medium size bearings are generally cold mounted. Traditional methods can cause forces to be transmitted through the rolling elements, resulting in damage to the raceways. SKF’s mechanical mounting tools help prevent bearing damage during cold mounting.

Dismounting

Choosing the right puller for the dismounting job is critical. The puller type, and its maximum withdrawal capacity are crucial for completing any dismounting job safely and easily. SKF offers a complete range of easy-to-use mechanical, hydraulic and hydraulically -assisted bearing pullers for use in many bearing applications.


Internal bearing puller kits	Reversible jaw pullers	Hook spanners for SNL housings	Puller protection blanket	Hydraulic jaw pullers EasyPull	Tri-section pulling plate	Impact spanners	Hydraulic puller kit	Strong back pullers

Deep groove ball bearing puller kit	Anti-fretting agent	Hookspanners	Hook spanner set	Mechanical jaw pullers EasyPull	Hydraulic jaw puller kit	Heavy duty jaw pullers	Hydraulically-assisted heavy duty jaw pullers	Blind housing puller kit

Advanced hydraulic spindles	Bearing fitting tools	Combi kits	Axial lock nut sockets	Hydraulic jaw puller sets EasyPull	Adjustable hook spanners	Deep groove ball bearing puller kit	Anti-fretting agent

Bearing Heaters

Heaters for mounting and dismounting

Mounting

Incorrect methods account for 16% of premature bearing failures

SKF Induction heaters utilise advanced power electronics with application specific designs for high performance. As a result, by using an SKF induction heater, the total cost of ownership is often significantly lower. Ergonomics and safety are also an important consideration for operators.

SKF induction heaters are equipped with design features that make them easy to use and safe. Bearing support arms reduce the risk of the bearing toppling during heating, and ergonomically designed yokes help reduce operator fatigue. In addition, the remote control enables the operator to control the heater at a safe distance from the hot workpiece, enhancing operator safety.

Dismounting

SKF’s range of heating equipment enables quick and safe dismounting of cylindrical roller bearing inner rings and covers a wide range of applications. Aluminium heating rings TMBR series are designed for dismounting inner rings of small and medium-size cylindrical roller bearings. Adjustable and fixed induction heaters EAZ series are suitable for frequent dismounting of various sizes of cylindrical roller bearing inner rings.


Extra large solid workpiece heaters	Heat resistant gloves	Induction heater trolley	Extreme temperature resistant gloves	Multi-core induction heater	Fixed induction heaters	Adjustable induction heaters	Portable induction heater

Extra large induction heater	Large induction heater	Aluminium heating rings	Heat and oil resistant gloves	Small induction heater	Electric hot plate	Medium induction heater

Alignment Tools

Misalignment of shafts, belt drives and chain drives is a major contributor to rotating machinery breakdowns.

Accurate alignment can prevent a large number of machinery breakdowns and reduce the number of unplanned stops and loss of production. Accurate alignment can also help to extend the life time of your machines.

In today’s challenging environment of reducing costs and optimizing assets, the necessity of accurate alignment is now greater than ever.

SKF offers the following alignment tools:

Belt alignment tools
Shaft alignment tools
Adjustable chocks
Machinery shims


Stainless steel chocks	Adjustment tool	Shaft alignment tool TKSA 51	Shaft alignment tool TKSA 31	Belt alignment tool TKBA 40	Low profile chocks	Carbon steel chocks	Shaft alignment tool TKSA 71	Shaft alignment tool TKSA 11

Belt alignment tool TKBA 10 and TKBA 20	Shims kits	Custom chocks	Kits for resilient mounts	Shims kits	Custom chocks	Shaft alignment tool TKSA 41	Shaft alignment tool TKSA 11	Belt alignment tool TKBA 10 and TKBA 20