The failure of the bearing raceway will directly lead to the overall failure of the slewing bearing. The life of the slewing bearing raceway is affected by its own quality and later maintenance. Therefore, the daily maintenance of the slewing bearing raceway is very important.
When we find that the raceway fails, there are mostly five manifestations: large bearing clearance, oil leakage from the bearing, stuck running of the bearing, abnormal noise from the bearing, iron powder or iron lumps in the slewing bearing raceway. The four forms of track failure will be briefly introduced to you, and at the same time, I will share with you some daily maintenance skills for the slewing bearing raceway.
Four forms of slewing bearing raceway failure
1. Surface peeling
The main reason for the surface peeling of the slewing bearing raceway is that the hardened layer is too thin and the hardness transition zone is too narrow. There are many reasons for contact fatigue failure, which may be excessive axial load, poor lubrication, poor alignment, excessive impact load during installation, etc., which can cause contact fatigue failure of bearings. Intermediate frequency equipment with lower frequencies should be used to deepen the hardened layer. At the same time, the quenched and tempered hardness should be appropriately increased to reduce the hardness gradient of the raceway section.
2. Corrosion pitting
The chemical or electrochemical reaction occurs between the metal surface and the environmental medium, and the surface damage caused by it is called corrosion failure. Corrosion is divided into three categories: chemical corrosion, electrical corrosion, and fretting corrosion, mainly manifested as the corrosion of the inner bearing surface of the bearing. The intrusion of corrosive medium, condensation of moisture in the air, sparks generated when the current passes, fretting and other factors can cause the corrosion failure of the slewing bearing raceway.
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