1 – Select the Pillow Block you require for your application from the bearing manufacturer’s catalog. Note the bearing bore.
2 – Locate your Bearing Bore Range (Column One in the Select a Series chart)
3 – Review standard features and duty requirements to select appropriate “Tube Series”
4 – Determine “Stroke” in inches
5 – Select Material (“MS” for Mild Steel and “SS” for Stainless Steel)
6 – Specify Body Mounting Method (“SF” is Standard Feet)
7 – Specify Bearing Plate (“BP” is Bearing Plate)
Ex. 100-3-MS-SF-BP (Series-Stroke-Material-Body Mounting Method-Bearing Plate)