Hagen Brothers farms,Goodrich ND | I read in several shop /operators manuals to tighten the lock collar in the same direction as shaft rotation.
I never really understood why until I realized that the collar locks to the shaft with the set screw, not the bearing.
If the bearing slips on the shaft, it will move opposite shaft rotation.
Tightening the lock collar in the direction of shaft rotation will self tighten if the bearing slips on the shaft.
If you tighten the collar opposite shaft rotation, then any bearing slippage will loosen the collar.
Edited by Jon Hagen 6/8/2008 14:31
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locking collar on bearing - which way do you tighten?
