some knowledge of torrington bearings
The Torrington Fafnir name is synonymous with precision, quality and diversity. The Torrington Fafnir company was originally an amalgamation of Fafnir USA, FBC, IRB and Killian. Having many years of experience in fields ranging from farming equipment to Space applications, there are few companies who have the engineering experience to match them. Now under the ownership of Timken, Torrington will carry on trading just as before, providing quality bearing products for many fields of industry.
Torrington bearings are now manufactured by the Timken Company, which has grown exponentially over the years since its inception. The Torrington Company was taken over by Timken in 2003 and has been Timken's largest acquisition to date.
Today, Torrington has helped Timken to continue to be a global leader in friction management and power transmission. Sales have grown to $4.5 billion, with 26,000 associates in 27 countries.
We stock Torrington branded bearings here at Nationwide Bearings, both new and old. If you are looking for an older type of bearing, you may not be able to find the exact product on our website. Don't worry, though - you can contact us for help with your order and if we don't have the particular Torrington bearings you need in stock, we'll do everything we can to source it for you.
Torrington bearings are world renowned for their quality and you can find Torrington branded bearings in our catalogues. Simply browse Torrington bearings by brand name, by bearing category or, if you know the exact product code, type it into our search box and you can find the bearings you need right away.
What any of the above steps will do is to hold the rear torrington bearing in place against the thrust plate - keeping it from dropping out of place if the spacer moves forward.
With most of the pieces out of the way, you can see where the front torrington bearing is -- the other bearing is between the thrust plate and the front of the front gear.
Side view of the "stack" with the gear not there. For those not familiar with this assembly - it is what is setting the "end-float" of the eccentric. With the thrust plate and front gear bolted to the front side housing, and pulley tightened down, the "stack" is solid to the eccentric --EXCEPT the torrington bearings, which are floating "loose".
