Easy Installation Matters — Especially 100 Feet Above the Ground

Sometimes the real advantage of easier bearing installation becomes clear when you see where the bearing is actually installed.

At this feed mill in the U.S., a COC CX4SAF32-507 is installed on a bucket elevator approximately 100 feet (30 meters) above the ground. The maintenance area is extremely limited, with a narrow catwalk barely wide enough for two people.

In a location like this, bringing bearings, tools and loose parts up to the installation point — and then working with a feeler gauge to set the correct clearance — can make bearing replacement a difficult and time-consuming job.

With COC CROSSLOC®, installation is much simpler. No feeler gauge is required, and the bearing can be mounted quickly and correctly with fewer tools and no loose parts to worry about.

As the customer put it:

“Do you really want to mess around with a feeler gauge? I mean, come on. COC bearings make it so easy to install correctly, in a fraction of the time, with no lost parts.”

For maintenance teams working in difficult-to-access locations, easier installation isn’t just convenient. It means less time working at height, fewer tools and parts to manage, and a much simpler maintenance job.

COC CROSSLOC® — Easy to install, wherever the job takes you.