Example of the (light) preload possibilities for an arrangement with a matched set of 7014 CE bearin
| Number of
bearings |
Arrangement | Preload of a matched set, prior to mounting | ||||
| for maximum rigidity | for maximum speed | |||||
| Designation suffix | Preload | Designation suffix | Preload | |||
| – | – | – | N | – | N | |
| 2 | Back-to-back | DBA | 130 | – | – | |
| Face-to-face | DFA | 130 | – | – | ||
| 3 | Back-to-back and tandem | TBTA | 175,5 | TBTL | 130 | |
| Face-to-face and tandem | TFTA | 175,5 | TFTL | 130 | ||
| 4 | Tandem back-to-back | QBCA | 260 | – | – | |
| Tandem face-to-face | QFCA | 260 | – | – | ||
| Back-to-back and tandem | QBTA | 208 | QBTL | 130 | ||
| Face-to-face and tandem | QFTA | 208 | QFTL | 130 | ||
For symmetrical arrangements, preload class A = preload class L e .g. the designation suffix DBL does not exist.
For bearing sets with five bearings, contact the SKF application engineering service.
