Engine bearings
Less friction. Less wear.
With their optimum sliding materials and perfect geometry, Kolbenschmidt engine bearings ensure less friction and more dynamics. In addition to a large range of standard and large sizes, Motorservice offers particular special solutions for repair.
Kolbenschmidt engine bearings are available in a wide range of oversizes. This is frequently the last opportunity to perform professional engine reconditioning work.
Motorservice has a wide European and Asian product range for more than 13,800 engine applications and 50,000 engine types.
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Bearing shells
Engine bearings are an important component for combustion engines. Due to the complex requirements and high loads facing the bearing points of moving engine parts, materials that have been meticulously adapted for the specific application need to be used.
Thrust washers
In conjunction with half shell bearings, thrust washers replace flanged bearing halves in the engine. Engine cases are specifically configured to accommodate thrust washers. Rotation must be prevented, and reliable guidance along the outside diameter of the thrust washers must be guaranteed.
Flanged bearings
Flanged bearing halves (also known as collar bearing shells) are responsible for axially guiding the crankshaft.
“Installed” flanged bearings consist of half-shells and thrust washers. Normal flanged bearing halves are manufactured from one piece.
Bearing bushes
Camshaft and rocker arm bearings are usually offered in standard dimensions. Bearing bushes for connecting rods are semi-finished; in other words, they have to be machined to the required nominal dimension after being pressed into the connecting rods.
Kolbenschmidt engine bearings – low-friction endurance performer
Lower friction, higher strength and wear resistance thanks to the new combination of metal and polymer.
To reduce CO2 emissions, various technologies have been developed, such as start-stop and coasting mode. These types of engine operation require engine mounts with a higher wear resistance. This is why the engine mounts have an additional polymer sliding layer. The bearing metal and the polymer layer meet the opposing requirements such as adaptability and wear resistance while simultaneous having a high load bearing capacity.
Solid bearings
Reliable endurance performer
Produced from a special bronze alloy, these bushes are primarily used in the connecting rod and for the mounting of the camshaft. They are characterised by a high fatigue strength.
Two-component bearings
Tough all-rounder
Kolbenschmidt two-component bearings are characterised by their high resistance to wear and corrosion. Primary applications of two-component bearings are in low- to medium-load bearing positions.
Three-component bearings
Withstand the greatest pressure
The sliding layers vary according to the place and type of installation to ensure a long service life – even under tough conditions. Bearings with galvanic, sputter or polymer layers are mainly used in high-load engines. They are primarily used as main bearings and connecting rod bearings.
Further information
- Camshaft bearing
- Rocker arm bush
- Conrod bush
- Main bearing
- Thurst washer
- Flanged bearing
- Conrod bearing