Page 5 of Fiberglide by RBC Bearings

® bearings self-lubricating bearings fiberglide® and fabroid® bearings offer 17 distinct advantages over conventional lubricated bearings 1 design freedom fiberglide® bearings can be incorporated into internal component assemblies inaccessible to conventional lubrication technique eliminating costly maintenance tear down 2 maintenance free the self-lubricating nature of fiberglide® makes it an ideal selection for equipment providing service to remote environments such as oil and gas transmission lines and pumping stations 3 operation without lubrication while tolerating many lubricating and non-lubricating fluids 4 high dynamic load-carrying up to 40,000 psi 5 inherent dampening qualities 6 low coefficient of friction down to 0.03 7 freedom from stick-slip 8 absence of cold-flow tendencies of solid and filled ptfe resins 9 high resistance to fatigue under shock loads 10 eliminating fretting corrosion 11 resistant to attack by most substances 12 operation at temperatures beyond the range of most lubricants 320°f to 400°f 13 high wear resistance 14 good dimensional stability 15 compatible with a wide range of mating materials 16 electrically non-conducting 17 non-magnetic fiberglide® is a proprietary selflubricating bearing material of woven polytetrafluoroethylene or ptfe fibers applied to a rigid backing to assure the best possible bond between pfte fibers and backing material a secondary more readily bondable fiber which may vary with application requirements is interwoven with the ptfe fibers presented on the bearing side of the fabric fiberglide® bearings are unique in their ability to resist coldflow under extremely high loads because the monofilament fibers have a tensile strength approximately 25 times greater than straight ptfe resins cold flow is also minimized by the effective entrapment of the fiber bundles by the high-strength bonding resins fiberglide® bearings are completely self-lubricating and normally run dry however they can also be used where lubricating or other fluids are present operating dry fiberglide® bearings are recommended where low surface speeds are combined with high loads fiberglide® bearings are available with many backing materials in a wide variety of standard configurations in addition transport dynamics offers special bearings with an almost unlimited range of configurations and metal backings typical applications fiberglide® bearings are being used by many basic manufacturing industries where they have proven their economy convenience and dependability · steering systems for trucks farm tractors off-highway equipment · heavy-duty suspension systems of trucks tractors and related equipment · brakes for trucks automobiles off-road vehicles · transmission shift linkages and pivots · butterfly ball plug valves · clutches and variable speed sheaves · marine equipment · pneumatic and hydraulic tools and actuators · conveying and material handling equipment · bridge and other structure support bearings · pumps · packaging machinery · textile machinery · food processing equipment · wherever heavy loading and low speed oscillations are encountered construction of typical fiberglide® bearing 1 ptfe fabric 2 adhesive bonding agent 3 metal 3 fiberglide® and fabroid® are registered trademarks of transport dynamics division rbc bearings.

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