b'Readys Ball BearingGuide Pins Are TrulyInterchangeablePrecision Guide Pins (-825) Demountable Pins (-835), and DoubleDiameter Pins (-55)Ball Bearing Cages You can use any of our guide pins in operating life and shock resistance forOperating Conditions ball bearing applications because safety.For optimum performance guide each of the 3 styles is designed for The guide pin retains the ball cage bypins should be mounted in the dual purpose in both friction solid means of a washer assembly. Thepunch holder. This allows the ball guiding and ball bearing guiding. cage is free to rotate 360, so scoringcage to reposition itself, if preload Vacuum degassed, ball bearing quali- and tracking on the guide pin surfaceis relieved on each press stroke. ty steel is induction hardened to 60- are eliminated or reduced.Complete assemblies (guide pin, 64 Rc, then core tempered for tough- Our guide pins are interchangeableball cage and bushing) should be ness. This produces an optimum com- with all the major brands.ordered to insure proper t. bination of wear resistance for longRecommended LubricationWe recommend lubricating theball bushing assembly once each Ball Bearing Cages (-8225)8 hour shift. Use a rened mineral Our Ball Cages use AFBMA Grade Failure tests show that a 360 stakedoil with a viscosity of 290/340 10 precision ball bearings, accurate ball requires a substantially higherSSU at 100 F, combining EP to within .0001. These ball bearing force to become dislodged.additives and rust inhibitors, such have been chosen for their high hard- Ready Ball Cages are free to rotateas Mobil Compound AA or Mobil ness and excellent resistance to wear within the ball bushing assembly, soGear 626. and deformation. They are retained wear on the guide pin and bushing issecurely in place by a hardened alu- reduced. The ball bearings areminum alloy cage, heat treated for arranged in a double spiral pattern,Installation Instructions toughness and wear resistance. so that each ball bearing travels alongfor Sleeve Bushings Using Each ball bearing is held in place its own unique path. Tracking isBushing Mount with 360 staking. This is a safer reduced and operating life is1. Degrease bushing OD and design than two or four point staking. enhanced.die shoe bore with alcohol,acetone or other volatile solventand wipe dry. Demountable Ball Bearing Bushings (-855)2. Apply Bushing Mount sparingly and Straight Sleeve Bushings (-865) to both surfaces.3. Wring bushing into die shoe. We offer two types of ball bearing manner with Bushing Mount. Up tobushings. Our Demountable Ball eleven tons of force are required to4. Allow 4-hour cure at 72F. Bearing Bushings are ange mounted dislodge the bushing once the BushingTo accelerate cure, heat with and held in place with toe clamps and Mount has properly cured. Pleaseheat-lamp. Do not disturb screws. They are interchangeable with follow the assembly procedure out-bushing until cure is complete. familiar brands of demountable ball lined in the side panel on this page.5. Honing is not required after bushings. Bushing Mount compound is availableinstallation. Our Straight Sleeve bushings offer upon request.something quite new. All sleeve bush- Our ball bearing bushings are inter-ings 1 1/2 in diameter and larger changeable with most major brands;incorporate our patented Ring System for brands with a smaller register tclamping groove, which provides sev- than ours, we have left the OD of oureral benets. Please refer to the follow- straight sleeve bushing soft, enablinging page for details. you to turn down the OD to match.If you prefer, however, you can secure See your READY representative forour sleeve bushings in the traditional details.10'