Systems and methods for preloading a bearing and aligning a lock nut

摘要

A lock nut system includes a nut, a keeper engagement with the nut to inhibit movement of the keeper relative to the nut, and a keeper retaining member. The keeper has a radially inner side configured to engage a shaft to inhibit rotational movement of the nut relative to the shaft when the keeper engages the nut and a radially inner side engages the shaft. The keeper retaining member is secured to the keeper and is engageable with the nut to hold a keeper axially such that keeper is engaged with the nut. A cover member is located on an opposite side of the keeper retaining member relative to the nut and engaged to the keeper retaining member to inhibit a separation of the cover member from the keeper retaining member in such that that the separation of the cover member from the keeper retaining member provides a visual indication to a user.

主权项

1. A lock nut system comprising:
a nut; a keeper engageable with said nut to inhibit movement of said keeper relative to said nut; said keeper configured to engage a shaft to inhibit movement of said nut relative to the shaft when said keeper engages said nut and the shaft; a keeper retaining member secured to said keeper, said retaining member engageable with said nut to hold said keeper engaged with said nut; and a tamper indicating member located on an opposite side of said keeper retaining member relative to said nut and engaged to said keeper retaining member to inhibit a separation of said tamper indicating member from said keeper retaining member and such that the separation of said tamper indicating member from said keeper retaining member provides a visual indication to a user.