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Storing Y-bearings

and Y-bearing units

Y-bearings and Y-bearing units are normally Y-bearings and Y-bearing units, which are
treated with a rust preventive compound and no longer in their original packages, must be
can be stored in their original unopened package adequately protected against corrosion and
for a number of years. However, they should be con tamination and should also be identified in
kept in a vibration-free, dry environment where some way by their complete designation.
the relative humidity does not exceed 60% and
the temperature is reasonably constant.
When Y-bearings and Y-bearing units are
stored for long periods, they may have a higher
initial starting torque than Y-bearings or units
recently delivered from the factory. Also, the
lubricating properties of the grease may have
deteriorated after long periods of storage.

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