Features

Many bearings are replaced completely in the course of maintenance work although they could be restored to almost as-new condition by means of reconditioning. In the case of maintenance-free spherical plain bearings with ELGOGLIDE, this may represent an economically attractive alternative, ➤ Figure.

Spherical plain bearing before and after reconditioning

Before reconditioning ·

After reconditioning

Advantages

The advantages for the customer are as follows:

• longer useful life due to high quality maintenance work
• short downtime periods due to swift implementation of the maintenance process
• little mounting work, since the bearings are returned in a condition ready for mounting
• reduced maintenance costs due to preventive maintenance.

Reconditioning level

Before reconditioning, the bearing is dismounted, cleaned and examined. The processing steps required are established and a proposal is prepared. The scope of reconditioning of plain bearings is subdivided into levels, see table.

Level I to Level II