CUSTOMER & END PRODUCT

• A leading manufacturer of industrial cleaning equipment in India

SITUATION

• Bearing needs to be mounted into Cast Iron Gear housing

• As the Gear housing is cast, it is very difficult to maintain the tolerances

• Machining the bearing seat area involves high machining cost and time

• Gaps to 0.2 mm exist

LOCTITE® SOLUTIONS

• Loctite® 660 Quick Metal® Retaining compound along with Loctite® 7649 Primer to retain bearing to housing

• Loctite® 242 used to lock the screws of gear to housing

BENEFITS

• Relaxed tolerance ->Eliminates needs for expensive machining

• 100% metal-to-metal contact: higher load carrying capability, No bearing spun off

• Easy application