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posted 09-04-2000 10:41 PM Many of our gearboxes contain C3 clearance bearings. The explaination I was given regarding this is that it is due to the high ambient temperatures of our region.My info says that C3 clearance were for use in applications where there is a temperature differential between the inner and outer races.Hence there is uneven thermal expansion resulting in closing up of the internal bearing clearance.his is because general equipment, most motors, pumps and gearboxes, do not maintain the high machining tolorances required by the use of a C2 or tighter bearing and does not require the loose tolorance of a C4 or higher due to either thermal expansion or location.I guess this would make a C3 the normal.
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