Installation Preparation

Unpacking slewing bearing

Unpack the slewing bearing carefully, do not damage the internal seals

Mounting structure requirement for slewing bearing

 The thickness of the supporting plates should be no less than that indicated below which is offered as a rough approximation only.

Raceway Dia (mm)500750100012501500200025003000
Min Support Thickness (mm)2030354045506560

The width of the supporting surface must be at least equal to the width of the ring it supports
Permissible flatness deviation and deflections in supporting structure.

In order to make the slewing bearing turn smoothly, the mounting structure should be stress-relived after welding procedure, The maximum permissible out-of-flatness, including slops and axial deflections is detailed in the respective tables. See table 1
Regarding the slope of the machined surfaces, the figures shown in the table refer to a support width of 100mm. another important factor is to ensure that the maximum value is reached only once per 180°sector.

As in the case of out-of-flatness, any deflections in the supporting structure must not allowed to lead to localized buckling which might cause tight spots in the raceways. This could easily lead to over-loads. For this reason, the same conditions as for the out-of-flatness will apply.
For the maximum permissible deflections in the Table 2, the permissible slope may be twice the value”P” in Table 1 (Reference width 100mm)
The maximum permissible axial deflections “V” shown in Table 2 apply to all bearings types and are indicated as a function of the track diameter of the bearing

Table 1: 
Permissible out –of-flatness including slope “p” of the machined support surface
Track diameter Out of flatness including slope per support surface “P” in mm

DL(mm)

Single-row ball 
four point contact ball bearings

Double-row ball
Eight point contact ball bearings

Roller bearing
Slewing bearings

To 1000

0.15

0.20

0.10

To 1500

0.19

0.25

0.12

To 2000

0.22

0.30

0.15

To 2500

0.25

0.35

0.17

To 4000

0.30

0.40

0.20

4000-6000

0.40

0.50

0.30

6000-8000

0.50

0.60

0.40

Table 2:
Maximum permissible axial deflections for contact surfaces at maximum operating load

Track  Dia (mm)
(DL)

To
1000

To
1500

To
2000

To
2500

To
3000

To
3500

To
4000

To
5000

To
5500

To
6000

Max Axial deflections in mm (V)

0.6

0.8

1.0

1.3

1.6

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.6

4.2

Besides the inner and outer ring of a slewing bearing must rest fully on the supporting structure surface.

Mounting elements selection

Choose bolts of recommended grade, quality class 10.9(metric) or SAE grade 8 bolts, Grade 12.9 bolts are only used in very rare circumstances.
Do not use a fully treaded bolt.
Only use treated hardened flat washers.
Use of elastic washers is absolutely prohibited. Do not reuse bolts, nuts and washers.