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Our near two decade bearing assembly experience has allowed us to develop innovative, high-quality tooling designs that has made Smith Machine and Tool a global leader in manufacturing bearing swaging and staking tooling. When it comes to the action of roller swaging or anvil staking a bearing there are several considerations to take: Advantages of …

Bearing Tri-Roller Swaging and Bearing Anvil Staking: Advantages and Disadvantages Read More »

A spherical bearing is meant to “wear and tear” over its lifetime to prevent the replacement of bigger and more expensive parts on an aircraft. The importance of proper bearing replacement cannot be understated, especially when an aircraft is on mission, carrying cargo, or transporting passengers. When performing bearing maintenance or repair and overhaul on …

The Superiority of Tri-Roller Swaging for Aviation and Aerospace Read More »

The most common bearings in the aerospace industry are the MS14101-6 and MS14103-6. They carry the same 3/8ths inner diameter bore which is also a very common bolt size in all aircrafts. These bearings are found most frequently in landing gears and control systems and would require every MRO team to be outfitted with the …

MS14101/3-6 Slim Line Tool Read More »

Every jet, helicopter, and airplane requires general maintenance and repairs, even Learjet’s “The Model 45”, a mid-size business jet aircraft. A vital part of this aircraft are the vertical and horizontal stabilizers. The rudders on the vertical and the elevators on the horizontal, require removal and disassembly which makes for prolonged repairs. The spherical bearings …

Learjet Custom Bearing Staking Kit Read More »

Maintaining helicopters demands precision, expertise, and the right tools. Helicopter technicians and operators understand the critical role that top-notch equipment plays in ensuring aircraft safety and performance. In the case of the SKC11-14277P bearings, a repair team will require custom tools to cut and swage new bearings into the housing of the lower restraint. This …

Enhance Your Helicopter Maintenance Arsenal: The Ultimate Solution for SKC11-14277P Bearing Replacement Read More »

How Our Expertise Drives Quality Tools With over 20 years of experience, Smith Machine and Tool has been a leader in bearing roller swaging tools, staking tools, cutting and proof-load tools. We’ve led the way in part to our choice of superior metals, the specialized treatments of those materials and our innovative tool design. We …

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Ensuring Longevity: SMT Tool Cleaning Methods Our tools are meant to last, so long as they are properly cared for. As the manufacturer, we have over 20 years of end-user experience so we know how to best upkeep the tools we make. Each tool requires slightly different cleaning methods. Following these proper general maintenance steps …

How To Keep Your SMT Tools Clean and Make Them Last Longer Read More »

Dash 8 Q400 Elevator PCU Replacement Tooling Are you needing to replace the MS14103-7 bearings in a Dash 8 Q400 aircraft? The MS14103-7 bearings that are currently in these planes are wearing out prematurely. What does this mean for you? As an Operator, MRO, or AOG servicer, this means finding replacement parts, and purchasing very …

Tooling for Dash 8 Q400 Elevator PCU Replacement Read More »

Slim Line Tooling Solutions The only viable method to swage bearings that involved anti-rotation tabs or close wall obstacles used to be through anvil swaging. Because of our intimate end-user knowledge and familiarity with this swaging method, we identified 3 clear, key vulnerabilities and developed a superior solution, our Smith Machine and Tool Slim-Line Tooling. …

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Ball staking tools are designed for chamfered or non-v-groove bearings and are used either with a hydraulic press or portably to stake a housing, bushing, sleeve, or bearing. These tools are derived from an aerospace specification in which radius balls are used to swage the material and retain a bearing – they are found in …

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