| Belzona Provides Optimsed Solution For Bearing Installation | | | Industry:Marine (MRNE) | | | Application:Ships and Offshore Structures (SOS) | | | Customer Location:UK (Cornish) Luxury Yacht Builder | | | Application Date:2002 | | | Application Situation:Installation of bearings into the stern tube housing | | | Problem:Conventional methods of installation require many hours of machining time for press fitting. In service they can become slack through fretting and galvanic corrosion | | | Products:Belzona® 1121 (Super XL Metal)
Belzona® 1321 (Ceramic S Metal)
Belzona® 9411 (Release Agent) | | | Substrate:Aluminium | | | Application Method:The application was carried out using a modified version of Belzona Know-How System Leaflet SOS-9. The bearing housing is grit blasted and the bearing rough turned prior to alignment and injection of the Belzona® 1321. Belzona® 9411 was only used on the alignment bolts to allow their later removal. | | | Belzona Facts:This luxury yacht, 27.37m long, was designed by the leading New Zealand designer Ron Holland, and is classified by ABS. | | | Photographs Description
- Bearing aligned. Note the injection port with valve under the housing.
- Forward inboard view of stern tube.
- Completed application.
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