Bad Bearings = Can damage a Clutch.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xx9PHzP5Q8c Bad Flywheel Bearings can quickly destroy a clutch. Bearing failures cause excess misalignment that can seriously affect clutch life on shears and presses.
Tag: Alignment
Protect Your Teeth!!!
Above is a photo of a customer who was rapidly wearing teeth of a Wichita 118 KKB. This is a typical symptom of excessive angular alignment. Angular Alignment is checked by placing the magnetic base of a dial indicator of the shaft and indicating the face of the back water jacket at an 18″ diameter Read More …
Torque Tips – Wichita/Industrial Clutch and Brake Alignment
TORQUE TIPS – ALIGNMENT ALIGNMENT TROUBLE SHOOTING Reliable air Clutch/Brake operation requires proper alignment. Proper installation needs to ensure both Parallel (concentricity) and Angular Alignment of the Clutch/Brake Ring (Housing) to the shaft. * Brakes are more sensitive to Angular Misalignment * Clutches are more sensitive to Parallel Misalignment Call a Torque Inc. application engineer Read More …