Failure Diagnosis Brochures - Chassis
Wheel Bearings for Commercial Vehicles - Technology and Failure Diagnosis
FAG’s Guide to Troubleshooting Wheel Bearing Failures and Malfunctions
- Corrosion
- Adjacent Components
- Mechanical Damage / Installation Faults
Wheel Bearings For Commercial Vehicles - Technology and Damage Diagnosis
Modern wheel bearings from the FAG range are designed to offer maximum life. Wheel bearings can achieve very high mileage when used in optimum conditions.
However, there are various disruptive influences that significantly affect the life of wheel bearings.
They include:
- Road/operating conditions
- Incorrect installation
- Corrosion
- Allocation error/incorrect selection
- Incorrect or unsuitable grease
- Product environment/surrounding components
Failure Diagnosis Coupling Rods and Stabiliser Bushings
Possible damage to coupling rods are:
- Worn out ball heads
- Fracture of distortion
- Bushings have come loose
- Porous bushings
Damage to stabiliser bushings may be:
- Flaring of the rubber
- Deformation of the bushing
- Dissolving of the bushing
- Porous rubber bushings
In this brochure you will find additional fitting instructions and damage patterns to successfully diagnose and repair.
Failure Diagnosis Control Arm Bushings
Frequent defects of control arm bushings are:
- Rubber becomes loose
- Rubber parts are torn off
- Porosity of the material
In this brochure, you will learn more about possible causes for these damages and get fitting instructions.
Failure Diagnosis for CV Joints
With this brochure you get relevant information on possible damage causes to side shafts and CV joints. More specifically, this brochure covers damage on:
- fixed joints
- plunging joints
- plunging ball joints
- circular plunging tripod joints
- DO plunging joints and
- axle boot