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Shaft and coupling alignment: why the new bearing fails again
Parallel and angular misalignment, soft foot, thermal growth, measurement methods and the procedure that closes the job after mounting.
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- Power transmission
Drive belts: selection, correct tension and pulley alignment
Belt types, tensioning by deflection or frequency, pulley alignment, the real causes of premature failure, and when to replace the pulley rather than the belt.
7 min read
- Mounting and dismounting
Correct bearing mounting: method, fits and the mistakes that shorten service life
How to mount a bearing without damaging it: ISO 286 fits, mechanical, thermal and hydraulic methods, internal clearance control and start-up.
8 min read
- Filtration
Filtration in heavy-duty diesel engines: oil, fuel and air
How filter efficiency is measured, why the water separator protects the injection system, changing by restriction rather than appearance, and fitting mistakes.
7 min read
- Mounting and dismounting
Bearing sealing: the cheap component that decides the expensive one's life
Seal types, selecting by speed and environment, fitting without damaging the lip, and why contamination kills more bearings than load does.
6 min read
- Failure analysis
Bearing failure analysis: the six ISO 15243 failure modes
How to read a dismounted bearing and find the root cause: fatigue, wear, corrosion, electrical erosion, plastic deformation and cracking.
7 min read
- Heavy fleets
Fleet tyres: pressure, irregular wear and cost per kilometre
Measuring pressure usefully, reading wear to find the mechanical cause, matching duals, and working out real cost per kilometre.
5 min read
- Lubrication
Industrial lubrication management: viscosity, quantity, cleanliness and control
How to select the right viscosity, work out grease quantities, read the ISO 4406 code and build a lubrication plan that actually gets followed.
7 min read
- Heavy fleets
Batteries and starting systems in fleets: why they die early
Vibration, sulphation from chronic undercharge, terminal corrosion and voltage drop: the four real causes, and how to test for them properly.
5 min read
- Heavy fleets
Preventive maintenance for heavy fleets: intervals, filtration and cost control
How to structure a PM programme for trucks and heavy equipment: A, B and C levels, filtration, tyres, batteries and cost per kilometre.
6 min read
- Mining and aggregates
Aggregate plant maintenance: belts, idlers, screening and wear
Conveyor belt tracking and splicing, idlers, cleaners, screen media and abrasive contamination control in mining and quarry operations.
7 min read
- Planning
RCM and TPM: moving from corrective to planned maintenance
Criticality analysis, the P-F curve, TPM pillars, MTBF and MTTR indicators, and a realistic route out of reactive maintenance.
8 min read
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These guides collect industrial maintenance good practice and widely used standard references. They do not replace the technical documentation of the equipment or component manufacturer, which always prevails.
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