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TI No. WL 80-9 E May 2003

FAG Heating Rings

Uncomplicated devices for extracting cylindrical roller bearing inner rings
Application · Description · Handling

Application Due to the good heat-conducting properties of the heating

ring the bearing ring quickly takes on the temperature re-
FAG heating rings are suitable for dismounting the lipless in- quired for extraction (80 to 120 °C). The specific heat of the
ner rings of cylindrical roller bearings and needle roller bear- light metal alloy is twice the specific heat of steel, entailing –
ings and for inner rings with a fixed lip. The heating rings are due to the good thermal conductivity of the alloy – only a
ideal for the occasional extraction of small and medium-size minor temperature loss with major heat emission. Since the
bearing rings (bore diameters ranging from 50 to 200 mm). alloy’s coefficient of thermal expansion is twice as high as that
Depending on the ring size, the heating process takes 5 to of steel, the contact between inner ring and heating ring is
30 seconds. improved, and the transmission of heat is intensified when the
heating ring cools down and the inner ring is heated.

Description Handling
FAG heating rings are slotted rings that are made of a light The heating ring is heated to 200 to 300 °C by means of an
metal alloy. Their bore diameters and widths are designed in electric heating plate. The temperature at the bore must be
such a way that the inner rings of several cylindrical roller checked constantly. The bore diameter design ensures that the
bearing designs of the same size can be extracted with the heating ring sits on the bearing ring with a slight interference
same heating ring, see page 3. fit at 200 to 300 °C. The heating ring must be pushed onto
the bearing ring (wearing heat-insulated gloves) and clamped
Several slots in the circumference of the heating ring reduce its by means of the handles. To improve the exchange of heat, the
rigidity and thus enable a close fit on the bearing ring. Heat- inner ring raceway may be coated with silicone-free heat trans-
insulated handles make handling of the rings easier. fer paste before pushing on the heating ring.

20 °C 200 - 300 °C 80 - 120 °C

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 Handling · Comparison with Other Extraction Tools · Programme · Information
for an Offer · Manufacture · Accessories · Examples of How to Order

The clamped heating ring has to be rotated to check if the in- Manufacture
terference fit of the bearing ring has been eliminated; then the
heating ring can be withdrawn from the shaft together with In some cases, customers want to manufacture the heating
the bearing ring. The extracted inner ring must be removed rings themselves.
from the heating ring immediately to prevent it from being We recommend to make the heating rings of a heat-resistant
excessively heated. aluminium alloy, e. g. AlCuMgPbF38 (material no.
Problems may arise with fretting corrosion or cold weldings in WST 3.1645).
the inner ring seat. In such cases the temperature difference The dimensions of the heating rings for commonly used cylin-
between bearing ring and shaft generated by the heating ring drical roller bearing inner rings are indicated in this TI. The
may not suffice to extract the bearing ring, and the inner ring bore of the heating ring is machined to a Z10 fit correspond-
must be heated by means of an annular burner (see FAG Publ. ing to the inner ring raceway diameter. The handles should be
No. WL 80 100 „Mounting and Dismounting of Rolling made of round bar steel, with a diameter of 8 to 16 mm and a
Bearings“). length of 150 to 200 mm, depending on the ring size. The
handles must be heat-insulated. The number of slots in the
Frequent use of the heating ring may affect its roundness so circumference is determined by the outside diameter of the
that the exchange of heat is reduced to such an extent that the heating ring. We recommend:
inner ring cannot be extracted. Two or more bearing rings up to 300 mm 6 slots
shrunk onto the shaft side by side cannot be dismounted si- over 300 mm 10 slots
multaneously with one heating ring. The bearing rings must The depth of the slots should be at least 2/3 of the ring cross
be heated one by one and extracted separately. section.

Recommended FAG Accessories

Comparison with Other Extraction Tools • Electric heating plates
We recommend to use the heating rings for cases where a Order designation:
small number of cylindrical roller bearing inner rings with 172017 (for heating rings with an outside diameter of up to
bore diameters of up to ca. 200 mm have to be dismounted 220 mm) and
infrequently. For this particular application, the low purchase 172018 (for heating rings with an outside diameter of up to
price of the heating rings yields real savings. 300 mm)
For large numbers of bearing rings with bore diameters of • Temperature measuring instrument
100 mm and larger we recommend induction heating, cp. Order designation:
FAG Publ. No. WL 80 107. TEMP.MG
Small bearing rings with bore diameters of up to about • Gloves
100 mm are usually dismounted by means of mechanical Order designation:
extraction tools (see also TI No. WL 80-48). HANDSCHUH2
• Heat transfer paste
Order designation:
Programme, Information for an Offer HEATING.RING.PASTE

The dimensional tables in this TI list FAG heating rings for Examples of How to Order FAG Heating Rings
the commonly used cylindrical roller bearing inner rings with
HEATING.RING312E
bore diameters ranging from 50 to 200 mm. On request we
(for cylindrical roller bearing inner rings of size 312E, suitable
also supply heating rings in other dimensions.
bearing designs are shown on page 3)
To prepare an offer we need the following information:
• Bearing code or dimensions of the inner rings The heating rings for special bearings are suffixed with the
• Shaft fits codes of these bearings, i.e. a number beginning with 5 or 8.
• Drawing of the mounting location HEATING.RING801634
• Approximate number of parts to be extracted per day (for the inner rings of FAG cylindrical roller bearings 801634)

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Cylindrical Roller Bearing Inner Rings that Can be Extracted with the
Heating Rings

Cylindrical Roller Bearing Inner Rings that commonly used cylindrical roller bearing designs NU, NJ and
Can be Extracted with the Heating Rings NUP as well as the inner rings of other designs of the same
bearing size. All the suitable cylindrical roller bearing designs
The dimensions of the heating rings are designed in such a are shown below.
way that they can be used to extract the inner rings of the

NU NJ NUP NU+HJ NJ+HJ

NUPJ NUZ NJZ NJP NJP..OB

NJ..N NUP..N FNU NUR NUPR

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 FAG Heating Rings B
b

NU NJ NUP
dZ10
x d1 D

tn
bn

L
for inner rings of cylindrical roller bearings, e.g. NU, NJ and NUP
(more designs on page 3)

Bearing Heating ring

bore Order designation Dimensions
d D B d1 b bn tn L x
mm FAG mm

50 HEATING.RING210E 59.5 90 24 64.5 4 2 10 390 35

HEATING.RING2210E 59.5 90 27 64.5 4 2 10 390 35
HEATING.RING310E 65 110 32 72 5 2 15 410 35
HEATING.RING2310E 65 110 46.5 72 6.5 2 15 410 35
HEATING.RING410E 70.8 125 36.5 79.5 5.5 2 18 425 40

55 HEATING.RING211E 66 100 24.5 71.5 3.5 2 11 400 35

HEATING.RING2211E 66 100 29 71.5 4 2 11 400 35
HEATING.RING311E 70.5 115 34 78.2 5 2 15 415 35
HEATING.RING2311E 70.5 115 49.5 78.2 6.5 2 15 415 35
HEATING.RING411E 77.2 135 39.5 86 6.5 2 19 435 40

60 HEATING.RING212E 72 110 26 78.5 4 2 12 410 35

HEATING.RING2212E 72 110 32 78.5 4 2 12 410 35
HEATING.RING312E 77 130 36.5 85 5.5 2 18 430 40
HEATING.RING2312E 77 130 53 85 7 2 18 430 40
HEATING.RING412E 83 145 41.5 92.5 6.5 2 20 445 40

65 HEATING.RING213E 78.5 120 27 85.5 4 2 14 420 35

HEATING.RING2213E 78.5 120 35.5 85.5 4.5 2 14 420 35
HEATING.RING313E 82.5 135 38.5 91.5 5.5 2 17.5 435 40
HEATING.RING2313E 82.5 135 56 91.5 8 2 17.5 435 40
HEATING.RING413E 89.3 155 44 99.5 7 3 22 455 40

70 HEATING.RING214E 83.5 130 28 90.5 4 2 15.5 430 40

HEATING.RING2214E 83.5 130 35.5 90.5 4.5 2 15.5 430 40
HEATING.RING314E 89 145 40.5 98.5 5.5 2 18.5 445 40
HEATING.RING2314E 89 145 59.5 98.5 8.5 2 18.5 445 40
HEATING.RING414E 100 180 50 111.5 8 3 26 480 45

75 HEATING.RING215E 88.5 135 29 95.5 4 2 15.5 435 40

HEATING.RING2215E 88.5 135 35.5 95.5 4.5 2 15.5 435 40
HEATING.RING315E 95 155 42.5 105.5 5.5 3 20 455 40
HEATING.RING2315E 95 155 63.5 105.5 8.5 3 20 455 40
HEATING.RING415E 104.5 185 53.5 117 8.5 3 27 485 45

80 HEATING.RING216E 95.3 145 30.5 103 4.5 2 16.5 445 40

HEATING.RING2216E 95.3 145 37.5 103 4.5 2 16.5 445 40
HEATING.RING316E 101 165 45 111.5 6 3 21.5 465 45
HEATING.RING2316E 101 165 67 111.5 9 3 21.5 465 45
HEATING.RING416E 110 190 57 123 9 3 26.5 490 45

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FAG Heating Rings

Bearing Heating ring

bore Order designation Dimensions
d D B d1 b bn tn L x
mm FAG mm

85 HEATING.RING217E 100.5 155 32.5 109 4.5 3 18 455 40

HEATING.RING2217E 100.5 155 41 109 5 3 18 455 40
HEATING.RING317E 108 175 47.5 119 6.5 3 22.5 475 45
HEATING.RING2317E 108 175 70 119 10 3 22.5 475 45
HEATING.RING417E 113 195 62 127 10 3 27.5 495 45

90 HEATING.RING218E 107 165 35 115.5 5 3 19.5 465 45

HEATING.RING2218E 107 165 46 115.5 6 3 19.5 465 45
HEATING.RING318E 113.5 185 49.5 125 6.5 3 24 485 45
HEATING.RING2318E 113.5 185 74 125 10 3 24 485 45
HEATING.RING418E 123.5 215 64 138 10 3 30.5 515 45

95 HEATING.RING219E 112.5 170 37 122 5 3 19.5 470 45

HEATING.RING2219E 112.5 170 49.5 122 6.5 3 19.5 470 45
HEATING.RING319E 121.5 200 52.5 133.5 7.5 3 26 500 45
HEATING.RING2319E 121.5 200 78.5 133.5 11.5 3 26 500 45

100 HEATING.RING220E 119 185 39 129 5 3 22 485 45

HEATING.RING2220E 119 185 52 129 6 3 22 485 45
HEATING.RING320E 127.5 210 54.5 141 7.5 3 27.5 510 45
HEATING.RING2320E 127.5 210 83.5 141 10.5 3 27.5 510 45

105 HEATING.RING221E 125.5 195 42 136 6 3 23 495 45

HEATING.RING321E 133 225 56.5 148 7.5 3 30 525 45

110 HEATING.RING222E 132.5 205 44 143 6 3 24 505 45

HEATING.RING2222E 132.5 205 61.5 143 8.5 3 24 505 45
HEATING.RING322E 143 240 58 157 8 3 32.5 540 45
HEATING.RING2322E 143 240 92.5 157 12.5 3 32.5 540 45

120 HEATING.RING224E 143.5 220 46 155 6 3 25.5 520 45

HEATING.RING2224E 143.5 220 67 155 9 3 25.5 520 45
HEATING.RING324E 154 250 63.5 170 8.5 3 32 550 45
HEATING.RING2324E 154 250 98 170 12 3 32 550 45

130 HEATING.RING226E 153.5 230 46 166 6 3 25.5 530 45

HEATING.RING2226E 153.5 230 74 166 10 3 25.5 530 45
HEATING.RING326E 167 275 67 184 9 3 36 575 45
HEATING.RING2326E 167 275 107 184 14 3 36 575 45

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 FAG Heating Rings B
b

NU NJ NUP
dZ10
x d1 D

tn
bn

L
for inner rings of cylindrical roller bearings, e.g. NU, NJ and NUP
(more designs on page 3)

Bearing Heating ring

bore Order designation Dimensions
d D B d1 b bn tn L x
mm FAG mm

140 HEATING.RING228E 169 260 49 182 7 3 30.5 560 45

HEATING.RING2228E 169 260 80 182 12 3 30.5 560 45
HEATING.RING328E 180 295 72 198 10 3 38.5 595 45
HEATING.RING2328E 180 295 118 198 16 3 38.5 595 45

150 HEATING.RING230E 182 285 52.5 195 7.5 3 34.5 585 45

HEATING.RING2230E 182 285 85.5 195 12.5 3 34.5 585 45
HEATING.RING330E 193 315 75 212 10 3 40.5 615 45
HEATING.RING2330E 193 315 124.5 212 16.5 3 40.5 615 45

160 HEATING.RING232E 195 305 56 209 8 3 37 605 45

HEATING.RING2232E 193 300 92.5 208 12.5 3 36 600 45
HEATING.RING332E 204 335 78 224 10 3 44 635 45
HEATING.RING2332E 204 335 131 224 17 3 44 635 45

170 HEATING.RING234E 207 325 60 222 8 3 40 625 45

HEATING.RING2234E 205 315 98 221 12.5 3 37 615 45
HEATING.RING334E 218 365 83 239 11 3 49 665 45
HEATING.RING2334EX 216 365 137.5 238 17.5 3 49 665 45

180 HEATING.RING236E 217 335 60 232 8 3 40 635 45

HEATING.RING2236E 215 330 98 231 12 3 39 630 45
HEATING.RING336E 231 380 86.5 253 11.5 3 50 680 45
HEATING.RING2336EX 227 380 144 250 18 3 51 685 45

190 HEATING.RING238E 230 355 63.5 246 8.5 3 42 655 45

HEATING.RING2238E 228 350 105.5 245 13.5 3 41 650 45
HEATING.RING338E 245 400 90 266 12 3 52 800 45
HEATING.RING2338EX 240 405 150.5 264 18.5 3 54 805 45

200 HEATING.RING240E 243 380 67 260 9 3 46 680 45

HEATING.RING2240E 241 370 112 259 14 3 43 670 45
HEATING.RING340E 258 430 92 281 12 3 57 830 45
HEATING.RING2340EX 253 430 157 278 19 3 57 830 45

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Notes

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 Notes

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FAG Kugelfischer AG & Co. KG
Industrial Bearings and Services
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FAG Heating Rings

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We reserve the right to make changes in the interest of technical progress.
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TI No. WL 80-9 E/97/5/03 · Printed in Germany by Weppert GmbH & Co. KG, Schweinfurt