Thanks for your replies.
My concern in not using a maintenance free bearing is lubrication. The bearing is not easily accessed for routine lubrication. There is no easy way to put oil seals in the room available. Bearings with oil seals do not work as the oil seals pop out over time...
I am somewhat restricted to ID, OD, and width dimensions. The current range I can work in now is as follows:
width: 0.787 to 1.009 in
ID: 0.997 to 1.116 in
OD: 2.127 to 2.463 in
Small variations can be made as the hub joint is under development, and the spindle will be modified to fit...
For years I have been trying to find a bearing which will allow a hub to gimble at the end of a spindle, and support 1000lbs of axial load. The machine loads, processes, and unloads on a regular basis, which accounts for regular impulse load higher than the operating load of 800lbs. This is...
