Common Causes of Bearing Failures

• Incorrect or aged lubricants
• Absence of lubricant
• Dirty bearings & grease cleanliness
• Under greasing / Over greasing
• Incorrect alignment
• Bearing current
• Vibration issues
• Installation / Maintenance failures
• Dimensioning
• Seal failure
• Excessive ambient temperature

Bearing failure is the main cause in most machinery failure. To extend the machinery life span, the first step is to protect the bearings. In order to handle issues about lubricant in rotating bearings, ultrasound probe can assist you to hear what exactly happening to the operating bearing.