I have a situation with limited and need some advice and information. During the investigation of a shaft failure, it appears the owner installed a thrust collar on the outboard end of a shaft and converted the free end bearing to a thrust bearing. The only evidence available (photos) shows...
I have a situation with limited information. During the investigation of a shaft failure, it appears the owner installed a thrust collar on the outboard end of a shaft. The only evidence available shows thrust collars on the inboard shaft. It has been my experience that long shafts, especially...