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    The trunnion bearing in a mill will operate satisfactorily if it has adequate lubrication and clearance. Too little or too much clearance can both cause bearing failure by pinching off oil flow or reducing the oil film thickness. To ensure proper clearance before startup, a procedure should be followed to measure clearance at multiple points around the bearing and average the readings, then compare to specified clearance ranges.

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    The trunnion bearing in a mill will operate satisfactorily if it has adequate lubrication and clearance. Too little or too much clearance can both cause bearing failure by pinching off oil flow or reducing the oil film thickness. To ensure proper clearance before startup, a procedure should be followed to measure clearance at multiple points around the bearing and average the readings, then compare to specified clearance ranges.

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    The trunnion bearing in a mill will operate satisfactorily if it has adequate lubrication and clearance. Too little or too much clearance can both cause bearing failure by pinching off oil flow or reducing the oil film thickness. To ensure proper clearance before startup, a procedure should be followed to measure clearance at multiple points around the bearing and average the readings, then compare to specified clearance ranges.

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    The trunnion bearing in a mill will operate satisfactorily if it has adequate lubrication and clearance. Too little or too much clearance can both cause bearing failure by pinching off oil flow or reducing the oil film thickness. To ensure proper clearance before startup, a procedure should be followed to measure clearance at multiple points around the bearing and average the readings, then compare to specified clearance ranges.

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    Trunnion Bearing clearance

    The mill trunnion bearing will operate satisfactorily if adequate lubrication and bearing clearance
    are present.
    Not enough clearance between bushing and journal will pinch off the oil flow an cause
    overheating and bearing failure. Too much clearance will reduce the oil film thickness an cause
    bearing failure.
    In order to insure proper bearing clearance before mill start-up, follow our procedure as outlined.
    1.- Make sure swivel/bushing assembly seats square and aligned in base before lowering the mill
    into the bearing.

    2.- when mill is resting in the bearing check with feeler gages all clearances as shown on work
    sheet, section 4, page 6, and record.

    3.- Extra long feeler gages must be used to check the gap between bushing and trunnion. The
    required thickness is shown on table, section 4, page , to the corresponding trunnion diameter.
    The proper way to measure bearing clearance is illustrated below. Make sure to insert the feeler
    gage square into the gap until it bottoms out. Pull out and measure obtained insertion length and
    record on work sheet. Repeat until all 6 reading are obtained.
    4.- Average opposite readings and record in space provided.

    5.- Compare the average readings to the corresponding insertion lengths shown on table. If the
    obtained values fall between the range shown, bearing clearance is adequate. If not, contact
    Marcy Field Engineer for corrective action.

    Note: The final operating bearing clearance can only be obtained after the mill has been started
    several times and all bearing components have seated properly.
    Caution: The mill must be at rest for at least 5 minutes to allow it to settle before feeler gages are
    inserted.

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