North American Clutch & Driveline
Rockford, Illinois
Phone: (800) 383-9204
(815) 282-7960
Fax (815) 282-9160
www.naclutch.com
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Pilot Bearings
Belt or chain tension/ Allowable Side Load Pulls
Deflection Caused by Side Load Pulls
Support Plate
Ball-typed pilot bearings and Roller-type pilot bearings must be installed properly. See
Ball-Type Pilot Bearing Installation in this installation section.
Avoid excessive tightening of belts or chains. See the Allowable Side Load tables in
this installation section.
Avoid excessively loose belts or chains. Belt tension or chain adjustment that is below
specifications can cause belt/chain “whip” during operation, resulting in bearing failure
and shortened power take-off service life.
Power Take – Off deflection due to loads imposed by the application should not exceed
specific limits shown in PTO Deflection in the Description and Specifications section.
Deflection should be measured at the support plate location on the power take-off (or
main bearing area of the housing if no support plate is used).
When mounting the engine and Power Take Off in the machine, a customer-supplied
support plate may be required to support the output end of the PTO housing. See the
information about customer-supplied support plates and NACD support Plate
Specifications contained in the Description and Specification section of this manual.
Failure to follow this requirement may result in damage to the power take off or the
engine flywheel housing.
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