You’ll need to replace your timing belt or timing chain every 60,000–100,000 miles to avoid a sudden breakage and expensive engine damage.

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Timing chains are more common in older cars as they were originally designed for overhead camshafts. They tend to outlive the cars in which they are installed. However, if your timing chain does snap, the engine damage will almost certainly be so severe that you’ll need a new car.

As the more advanced option of the two, timing belts can provide a range of additional functions, but only in some models. For example, timing belts can power the water pump, seals, tensioners, idler pulleys and drive belt for the air-conditioning compressor, alternator and power steering.

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Meanwhile, timing belts are the modern equivalent of timing chains. If you have a modern car, you probably need a timing belt. Unlike the old metal chain formations, timing belts use rubber teeth. They don’t cause the same level of damage that timing chains do when they break, which is a major plus.

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A thrust spherical roller bearing features a single row of spherical rollers positioned between a washer flange on the shaft (inner ring) and a housing flange (outer ring). Unlike deep groove ball bearings which primarily handle radial loads, the spherical design of the rollers allows for self-alignment to accommodate moderate shaft misalignment angles. Additionally, the line contact between the rollers and raceways enables these bearings to handle significantly higher axial loads compared to standard thrust bearings.

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NKE Thrust Spherical Roller Bearings are robust bearings specifically designed to handle exceptional axial loads (loads acting along the shaft axis) even in applications with shaft misalignment. Their unique combination of a spherical roller design and a thrust bearing configuration makes them ideal for demanding industrial environments such as mining equipment, pulp and paper machinery, and marine propulsion systems.

Many people are unsure whether they need a timing belt or a timing chain for their vehicle. Both car parts have the same role: they synchronise the rotation of the camshaft and crankshaft. So, timing belt or timing chain? What sets them apart?