Posted by andy r on January 03, 2023 at 17:52:27 from (208.126.193.44):
The top bearing on the auger shaft gave way on my Westfield 8 inch auger which is about 56 feet long. Have it all apart and the new bearing bought. This is a traditional auger, PTO driven, with a drive shaft to the top and the two traditional sprockets with a roller chain. I am trying to set the bearing/locking collar and maybe put some bushings in at the bottom. My question is does the top ball bearing support the auger flighting from dropping in the tube? Or, does the bottom bronze bearing assist in holding the flighting up? My thought is the top roller bearing does the most work. The bottom bearing would be a friction bearing and that linear downward force would seem to cause fairly rapid wear causing the top bearing to carry the load anyway. I think the bronze bearing at the bottom is just driven in anyway and would not support a linear load. It probably just keeps the auger shaft centered. Am I thinking right? Thanks.
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