The same will be when a bearing has to fit into a housing. The housing has to be smaller than the outside diameter of the bearing.
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| To press fit a bearing
onto a shaft, the shaft has to be bigger than the hole in the bearing.
The interference between the shaft and the bearing is prescribed by the
manufacturer of the bearing. it has to be inside a specific tolerance
otherwise the bearing will be to loose on the shaft and will not rotate
with the shaft. If the shaft is to big, it will interfere with the
clearances between the races and the rolling element that will result in
premature bearing failure. The same will be when a bearing has to fit into a housing. The housing has to be smaller than the outside diameter of the bearing. |
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