OPENTECHNICAL PUBLICATION
OT-2026-000000787

Wheel bearing assemblies and vehicles

Published: 2026-09-15T19:03:23.741857Z
Permanent URL: https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000000787
Categories: Industrial Motion & Power Transmission > Rotary Motion

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ABSTRACT

A wheel bearing assembly is provided. The wheel bearing assembly includes an
outer ring, a wheel hub rotating relative to the outer ring, the wheel hub
including a hub flange, an inboard surface of the hub flange facing an
outboard surface of the outer ring and spaced a gap apart from the outboard
surface of the outer ring in an axial direction, a plurality of rolling
elements rotatably coupling the outer ring and the wheel hub, a first spacer
disposed between the inboard surface of the hub flange and the outboard
surface of the outer ring, and a second spacer disposed between the first
spacer and the outboard surface of the outer ring. At least a portion of the
first spacer and at least a portion of the second spacer are disposed in the
gap.

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OpenTechnical publication OT-2026-000000787
Published 2026-09-15T19:03:23.741857Z
https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000000787