Auto and Truck Repair and Advice
Serving the Gainesville and Hawthorne Florida Area
About Your Car's Many Bearings
Auto and Truck Repair and Advice
About Your Car's Many Bearings
TYPES OF BEARINGS:
ROLLER BEARING
These bearings are found in heavy duty applications like wheels, transmissions, etc. The bearings are cylindrical and roll between an inner and outer race. There are bearings called "Needle Bearings", but these are just very small roller bearings.
BALL BEARING
Ball bearings are similar, but instead of cylindrical shaped beaings you have spherical (ball) shapes.
HYDROSTATIC or HYDRODYNAMIC BEARING
Ever slid on wet tile in flip-flops? That's how hydrostatic bearings work. They are found in extreme load applications, like your engine crankshaft beaings (mains and rods). They depend on a steady supply of oil, and do not work until the shaft is in motion. That's why getting oil to your crank quickly is important. That's why regular oil changes and the proper oil type are so important!
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Thank you for visiting the ECONOMECHANIX WEB SITE. Please feel free to comment. We also serve the surrounding communities of Alachua, High Springs, Hawthorne, and Newberry! Gainesville has been my home since 1974, and I've loved Gvl and the Gators since I came here in the fall of 1974 to attend the University of Florida. I loved it so much I stayed and opened my car repair business. Originally it was out of the back of a 1963 Chevrolet wagon, but in 1977 a fellow mechanic and I opened an auto repair shop with actual walls, etc. I stayed in the same location for 26 years, and recently moved my operation to property I bought 15 miles east of Gainesville. I am doing most all the repairs myself now, having reduced my overhead from $1500 per month to practically nothing. I do work by appointment only. I mostly work only on my established customers cars, but I will occasionally take on new clients. E-mail me and I will either make arrangements to look at your car, or I will recommend you to someone who will.
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