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Direct Drop-In Replacements for Linear Ball Blearings

Direct Drop-In Replacements for Linear Ball Blearings
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Direct Drop-In Replacements for Linear Ball Blearings

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Overview: The document provides comprehensive details on LM76 Roller Bearing Pillow Blocks, designed as direct replacements for linear ball bearings, addressing traditional limitations with improved performance and durability.
Key Features:
  • Adjustment: Adjustable eccentric stud for radial clearance adjustment from 'very loose' to 'preload'.
  • Alignment: Self-aligning design with better tolerance to shaft deflection.
  • Corrosion Resistance: Aluminum body with black oxide finish; stainless steel or chrome-plated rollers available.
  • Higher Speeds: Larger rolling diameter for higher speeds and acceleration.
  • Interchangeability: Compatible with other popular linear pillow blocks.
  • Longer Life and Shaft Protection: Line contact design reduces stress and prevents shaft failure.
  • Rebuildable: Components can be individually replaced.
  • Low Friction: Low dynamic coefficient of friction.
  • Lubrication: Pre-lubricated with lithium base grease.
  • Operating Temperature: Suitable from -60°F to 250°F.
  • Shaft Parallelism: Patented 'Floating Option' for non-parallel shafts.
Product Variants:
  • JET Rail Roller Blocks: For smooth, quiet motion, not for side loading or inversion.
  • High Temp Bearings: Operate up to 200°C with high-temperature grease.
Options and Accessories:
  • Floating Option: Compensates for non-parallel shafts.
  • Scraper Option: Includes a spring steel scraper for debris environments.
  • Top Grease Option: For additional lubrication needs.
  • Rebuild Kits: Available for complete rebuilds.
Technical Specifications: Includes dimensions and load ratings for various models in inch and metric sizes.
Precision Ground Linear Shafting: Specifications and options for hardened and stainless steel variants, including pre-drilled and tubular options, shaft support assemblies, and end supports.
Specifications: Lists diameters and lengths for linear shafting, with material options like 303 and 316 stainless steel, and availability of 17 ft. lengths in Class 'L'.
Materials and Classes: Available in 1060 and 440C hardened steel, and stainless steel, with specified diameter tolerances and weight per inch.
Custom Options: Custom shafting and support assemblies available upon request.
Product Innovations: Includes the MINUTEMAN Self Lubricating Linear/Rotary bearing line with high load capacity and low friction.
Company Background: LM76, a combination of J.C. Tarbell Associates and LM76, known for expertise in sleeve bearings and engineering solutions for linear motion challenges.
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L.M76 Direct Drop-In Replacements for Linear Ball Blearings 1-800-513-3163 www.LM76.com

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HIGHER SPEEDS- The design of the JET Rail Roller Bearing Pillow Block incorporates a larger "rolling" diameter than ball bearing pillow blocks. This allows operation at significantly higher speeds and acceleration than the equivalent size recirculating ball pillow blocks. SHAFT PARALLELISM - JET Rail Roller Bearing Pillow Blocks feature a "Floating Option" which will permit shafts to be out of parallelism. JET Rail Roller Bearing Pillow Blocks are the only linear motion pillow blocks with this patented option to compensate for non-parallel shafts. For instance, a 1" JET Rail Bearing can float...

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Roller Bearing Pillow Blocks LM76 Linear Bearings Designed to overcome the limitations of linear bearings with multiple re-circulating ball circuits and to provide a product with trouble free operation, LM76 Roller Bearing Pillow Blocks provide the following advantages: J E T ADVANTAGES: ADJUSTMENT LM76 Roller Bearing Pillow Blocks constructed with an adjustable eccentric stud feature to allow easy radial clearance adjustment. The clearance is set at the factory for optimum shaft clearance for LM76 Bearings 60 RC shaft tolerance “B”. This shaft clearance can easily be adjusted to provide for...

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JET Rail Loading Data J E T Jet Rail Rail Roller Blocks offer smooth, very quiet and solid linear motion. Their design dictates that the load fall on the top rollers which have a center radius which meets the crown of the shaft. Thus a straight and uniform compressive load is ideal for their construction. They are not designed for side loading - where the side rollers are being loaded. Nor are they to be inverted (upside down/ceiling mounted), again loading the side rollers. Since the cam follower is a needle bearing with an inner and outer race, we do not want a load scenario where the inner...

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J E T R A I L Our new High Temp bearings have been used in temperatures up to 200C (398F) and incorporate a high temperature grease typically used on oven conveyors or rotisseries. Developed around a specific high temperature application for a major corporation, JET Rail HT linear roller blocks have been operating successfully for over 2 years and have outlasted the original linear ball bearings by 6:1. P/N Description JRS 8 OPN-HT Single 1/2” Roller Block JRD 8 OPN-HT Double 1/2” Roller Block JRT 8 OPN-HT Twin 1/2” Roller Block JRS 12 OPN-HT Single 3/4” Roller Block JRD 12 OPN-HT Double 3/4”...

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LM76 Linear Bearings Roller Bearing Pillow Block Options SCRAPER OPTION When pillow blocks run in an environment where chips or sludge accumulate on the top of the linear shaft, select the “scraper option”. The scraper is made from spring steel – tempered phosphor bronze and conforms to the shaft diameter. A scraper is mounted to each end of the bearing assembly which cleans the top of the shaft in either direction. The “scraper option” requires a specially machined pillow block, and cannot be added as a retrofit to a pillow block originally ordered without this option. This option may temporarily...

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TOP GREASE OPTION The LM76 Roller Bearing Pillow Block rollers are lubricated and sealed, but in some applications it is desired to re-grease the main support roller. The “top grease option” can help achieve full bearing life in applications that reduce or contaminant the grease inside the roller. Such Conditions may exist in applications where solvents or contaminants leach out the grease through the vents in the seals, or where contaminants are so fine or extreme that they must be purged out of the roller with fresh grease. The “top grease option” is also recommended when high speeds or extreme...

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LOW SHAFT SUPPORT ASSEMBLIES C P R E C I S I O N VIEW “A” A E Y G X STANDARD LENGTH 48” B PRE-DRILLED LOW SHAFT SUPPORT RAILS VIEW “A” VIEW “B” 12° TYP. 20° TYP. MATERIAL: STEEL OR ALUMINUM Suffix for Aluminum A Suffix for Steel S VIEW “B” S H A FT DIA. SHAFT SUPPORT ASSEMB LY PREDRIL L ED SHAFT SUPPORT RAIL *PL AIN SHAFT SUPPORT RAIL A +/-.001 B C 1/2 LSRA-8 LSR-8-PD LSR-8 .562 .370 1/4 5/8 LSRA-10 LSR-10-PD LSR-10 .687 .450 5/16 3/4 LSRA-12 LSR-12-PD LSR-12 .750 .510 3/8 1 LSRA-16 LSR-16-PD LSR-16 1.000 .690 1/2 1-1/4 LSRA-20 LSR-20-PD LSR-20 1.187 .780 9/16 1-1/2 LSRA-24 LSR-24-PD LSR-24 1.375...

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LM76 Linear Motion LM-Tarbell’s modern facility in East Longmeadow Massachusetts Home of the MINUTEMAN Linear/Rotary Bearing LM-Tarbell is the combination of two internationally prominent manufacturers of sleeve bearings: J.C. Tarbell Associates Founded in 1938, J.C. Tarbell Associates was one of the first exclusive regional distributors for Chrysler’s oil impregnated bronze bearing line - a technological innovation at the time. Over the past 60 years, Tarbell has engineered this material into every product conceivable from sewing machines to jet engines. Today, Tarbell supplies engineering expertise,...

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