Timken Split Tapered Roller Bearing for Mainshaft
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Category: Mechanical/Materials
Developers: The Timken Co. The Timken Company
United States
Product Description:The Timken® Split Tapered Roller Bearing for Mainshaft is designed for uptower installation in wind turbine nacelles. Non-split solid ring bearings require expensive ground-based cranes for bearing replacement. The Timken product has two halves that are installed using smaller uptower cranes and no blade removal, dramatically reducing costs and downtime.
Developers: The Timken Co. The Timken Company
United States
Product Description:The Timken® Split Tapered Roller Bearing for Mainshaft is designed for uptower installation in wind turbine nacelles. Non-split solid ring bearings require expensive ground-based cranes for bearing replacement. The Timken product has two halves that are installed using smaller uptower cranes and no blade removal, dramatically reducing costs and downtime.
Explosion View of the Timken Split Tapered Roller Bearing for Mainshaft