Engineer Tools: Calculate the Tolerances for Your Shaft & Housing Unit
Machine your shaft and housing unit within the recommended tolerances to achieve the right ball-bearing press fit for your application.
The Importance of Calculating Tolerances
Why is it important to perform tolerance calculations?
High-speed applications produce a high centrifugal force that causes the inner ring of a bearing to expand. This could cause a press-fit bearing to turn into a bearing slipping on the shaft. If this results, then drastic machine malfunctions could occur.
It’s important that the inner ring of the bearing stays pressed into the shaft during operation.
This calculator helps you find the right machined shaft and housing tolerance recommendations to ensure a press fit is achieved.
The RPM adjustment factor is based on GMN ball bearing standards and our many years of bearing experience.
Check out our Thermal Range Calculator to see how materials will grow and/or shrink when in operation.
Disclaimers
This calculator is a guide for general applications. GMN Bearing USA and its partners make no representations or warranties of any kind regarding the tool and information contained on this page. Any use or reliance upon this tool and information shall be at the sole risk of the user. GMN Bearing USA shall have no liability whatsoever with respect to any decisions or actions made by the user based on results obtained from this tool and information.
Please note: There are many factors that go into proper tolerancing:
- Bearing size
- RPM
- Temperature
- Materials
- Duty cycle
- And much more
DISCLAIMER: The data provided on this page is for general information purposes only. While the intention is to provide accurate information, the calculations performed by these tools/calculators are mathematical estimates only, and errors may exist in the supplied information. There is no warranty or guarantee, expressed or implied, regarding the accuracy of this information or its applicability to your engineering situation. Please consult engineering consultants or our onsite engineers before making any technical decisions.