The Timken Company (USA; NYSE: TKR) has released an updated version of its widely-used Industrial Bearing Maintenance Manual.

At 170 pages, it is designed and written to be accessible and useful for OEMs, end-users and students; its focus is to address the special requirements of bearing maintenance in industrial and other non-automotive applications.

The manual is divided into sections with maintenance procedures for Timken's most common roller bearing designs, including tapered, cylindrical, spherical, ball, needle and thrust bearings.

Individual chapters cover general handling and inspection; shafts and housings; as well as internal clearances for each bearing type. Other topics include lubricant selection and lubrication practices; storage; cleaning; seal installation; and maintenance tool usage.

It is available online via a PDF download here:

Timken Industrial Bearing Maintenance Manual
[ PDF format; 172 pages; opens in separate window ]
Timken's entire catalog library is here:

Timken catalog library web page