In search of the most reliable bearings, you need to pay attention to well-known brands of the world scale. There are two of them among Russian manufacturers: one enterprise manufactures bearings for agricultural machinery, the other for the automotive industry.
Auto locksmiths say: you need to know which bearing to buy in order to drive a car, and not lie under it every week, repairing the wheel hub. The correct choice of bearing is also important for those who want to increase the safety and speed of their roller skating. This small detail is very important, as it provides freedom of rotation of the structural elements of various mechanisms.
Bearing types
Bearings are ball, tapered, needle. They also differ in the quality of the cage, which is the most important component that keeps the rolling elements at the same distance from each other and supports them, evenly distributing the load for quiet and smooth rotation. The separator can be made of polymer or metal (the latter are more reliable). Bearings are either open or closed. Closed ones are considered the best, since dirt does not get inside them.
Which bearings are more reliable?
When choosing this part, first of all, you need to pay attention to who is its manufacturer. Currently, they are produced by many companies, but you need to focus on well-known and trusted brands. These are German firms SKF, NSK, FAG. The products produced under these brands are considered the best. In second place in terms of popularity and product reliability are Japanese industry giants NTN and Koyo. All of these industries produce many different types of bearings.
But there are small businesses that specialize in the manufacture of one of their kind. For example, the American company TIMKEN, whose products are tapered bearings. Their quality is truly unsurpassed. Therefore, if you are looking for the most reliable part, you need to try to find out if there is such a company that deals exclusively with such products. As a rule, these small factories react quickly to customer complaints and immediately replace possible defects.
If you are looking for the most reliable bearings for agricultural machinery and mechanisms, it makes sense to pay attention to the Russian Voronezh enterprise FKL. Units and assemblies that have no analogues in the world are manufactured here. FKL bearings are a sample of high quality; they have been supplied to various European countries for more than 50 years for the needs of farmers and agricultural enterprises.
All products of the European Bearing Corporation (EPK) are manufactured at the Volzhsky Bearing Plant. The most reliable wheel bearings can be found here. All commercially available products from other companies are analogues of EPK, often not the best ones.
