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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Remove bearings
  2. Determine job requirements
  3. Comply with work health and safety (WHS) requirements at all times
  4. Use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with SOPs
  5. Identify job requirements from specifications, drawings, job sheets or work instructions
  6. Perform routine bearing checks during operation and non-operation
  7. Check bearing installation during operation using standard procedures of listening, feeling and observing, and using appropriate test equipment
  8. Check seal condition for seal and wear leaks
  9. Check lubricating devices for correct operation
  10. Diagnose bearing faults
  11. Test bearings for correct operation and malfunction using manufacturers' specifications and diagnostic equipment
  12. Identify faulty bearings for replacement
  13. Identify causes of failure
  14. Take corrective action to avoid recurrences, where necessary
  15. Identify bearing requirements for replacement or installation
  16. Determine operational function of bearings to be installed or replaced
  17. Remove bearings from shafts or bearing housings with minimal damage to components
  18. Inspect condition of serviceable items using measuring and test equipment
  19. Repair serviceable items using engineering techniques, tools and equipment
  20. Install plain bearings
  21. Select installation techniques and tools
  22. Size bearings to correct clearance
  23. Cater for lubrication requirements to meet specification and/or application requirements
  24. Fit and tension down bearings and run according to manufacturers' recommendations or SOPs
  25. Check final clearance, adjustments and lubrication and take corrective action, if necessary
  26. Install anti-friction bearings
  27. Determine bearing inside/outside diameters from specifications or manufacturers' catalogue and check using measuring instruments
  28. Check shafts and housings size for correct fit and clearances
  29. Select installation techniques
  30. Fit bearings to shafts or housings
  31. Seal and cap bearings to specifications, where required

Range Statement

This field allows for different work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included.

Plain bearings include one (1) or more of the following:

Rotational plain bearings:

plain bush

wrapped bush

flanged bush

split bush

self-lubricating

thrust bearings for radial

thrust and combination radial and thrust loading applications

Anti-friction bearings include one (1) or more of the following:

Ball and roller bearings (anti-friction or rolling element bearings):

self-aligning ball bearings with cylindrical bore

taper bore (and adaptor sleeve)

taper bore (and unthreaded adaptor sleeve)

single row deep groove ball bearings

magneto bearings (separable ball bearings)

single row angular contact ball bearings

double row angular contact ball bearings

spherical roller bearings including narrow type and C design

spherical roller bearings (NV, N NS Type)

double row cylindrical roller bearings

linear ball bearings

needle roller bearings

taper roller bearings

single thrust ball bearings

double thrust ball bearings

single thrust ball bearings with spherical housing washer and seating ring

spherical roller thrust bearings

radial bearings with cylindrical, tapered bore (and adaptor or withdrawal sleeve

associated bearings for radial, axial and combination radial and axial applications

Installation/removal methods include one (1) or more of the following:

press

dowel

keys

keeper plate

heat

shrink

hydraulic and mechanical mounting and dismounting tools and associated methods