The importance of spec’ing durable, long-lasting wheel ends and bearings
Wheel ends are an important component of your trucks, but preferably one you’d rather not think about too much. In an ideal world, the wheel end will be a steady component that keeps doing its job, keeping your trucks rolling and your loads moving. For that to be the case, it’s important for wheel ends
The right wheel end systems contribute to efficiency, long service life
Fleets have an increasing amount of options when selecting wheel end systems.
Watch: Detailing heavy-duty truck bearing maintenance, fuel efficiency gains
To squeeze the most fuel savings out of your next truck spec, you might want to extend efficiency gains out to your wheel end through the spec’ing of high-efficiency bearings for that extra fraction of fuel efficiency gain. While a fraction of a percentage might not seem like a lot for one truck, spread it
Get your efficiency bearings
When considering axles that boost your efficiency, you’d likely want to extend those efficiency gains out to your wheel end through the spec’ing of high-efficiency bearings for that extra fraction of fuel efficiency gain. While a fraction of a percentage might not seem like a lot for one truck, spread it out across your entire
The importance of wheel bearings
Wheel bearings are an important part of the braking mechanism. Let’s take a look at what makes them so important, and what fleet managers need to know.
NTN-Bower launches pre-adjusted hub bearing set
NTN-Bower has expanded its line of heavy-duty wheel end bearings for commercial vehicle applications to now include the pre-adjusted hub bearing sets. This product line will include sets that range from SET427 to SET432. NTN-Bower wheel end bearings for pre-adjusted hub applications allow installers to achieve the proper wheel bearing end-play, eliminating the need for manual bearing
NTN releases new differential kits
The addition of 30 new product families of Bower differential kits for Eaton, Mack, Meritor and Dana Class 8 axles has been announced by NTN. Each kit contains the axle-specific Bower components to perform a complete repair for the application. NTN’s new differential kit families include: • Mack: NDK117, NDK117A, NDK212F, NDK212R, NDK500, NDK501, NDK503, NDK506