Belzona Restores Bearing Housing

Industry:

General Industry (GIND)

Application:

Mechanical Power Transmission (MPT)

Customer Location:

Construction Company in Florida, U.S.A.

Application Date:

1985

Application Situation:

Self aligning bearing housing for hydraulic ram controlling a bucket loader.

Problem:

Large intermittent loads caused the bearing housing to become oblong and created a problem for the operator to effectively remove large buckets of earth.

Products:

Belzona® 1111 (Super Metal)

Substrate:

Steel

Application Method:

The application was carried out in accordance with Belzona Know-How System Leaflet MPT-7.

Belzona Facts:

The construction company had a time clause contract and didn’t have the luxury to weld or get a replacement part. The Belzona Consultant sold the job on Christmas Eve and got the call for the application a week later. The repair lasted for at least three years.

Photographs Description

1. Oversized bearing housing
2. Damage evident during trial fit
3. Cleaning off excess Belzona® 1111
4. Finished application