FAG thrust ball bearing characteristics and suffix meaning

Features FAG Thrust ball bearings consist of a shaft ring, seat ring, ball and cage assembly. This type of bearing is a detachable bearing; that is, the ball and cage assembly and bearing ring can be installed separately. One-way thrust ball bearings can withstand axial loads in one direction, but cannot withstand radial loads. Working temperature Thrust ball bearings operate from –30 °C to +150 °C. Cage Large thrust ball bearings have ball-guided solid brass cages (suffix M or MP) or steel solid cages (suffix F or FP), see table. Suffixes of existing designs, see table. The existing design and order codes have thrust ball bearings with measurement reports and wall thickness changes.

  Suffix design: F steel solid cage, ball guiding standard design FP steel window solid cage, ball guided M solid brass cage, ball guiding MP solid brass window cage, ball guided P5 high precision Tolerance class P5 Special design MPB solid brass window type cage, special design for collar guidance, M15 with measurement report available via agreement J15 Actual value marking J26 Maximum wall thickness change marking ■ 511/1320-MP-P5-J26CA- M15EZ – CA = Shaft ring, seat ring – E = Measuring item, here d, D, Si, Se – Z = Bearing package contains measurement report.