Siemens SIMOGEAR BA 2030 - Change the Roller Bearing Grease; Service Life of the Lubricants

Service and maintenance
8.2 Checking and changing lubricants
BA 2030 (2KJ4)
68 Operating Instructions, 07/2020, A5E50009094A/RS-AL
8.2.7 Change the roller bearing grease
The roller bearings are lubricated in the factory with the greases listed in the table.
Renew the grease quantify for grease-lubricated bearings with each oil change.
Clean the bearing before filling it with fresh lubricant.
In the case of bearings on the output shaft or intermediate shafts, the grease quantity must
fill 2/3, and in the case of bearings on the input side, 1/3 of the space between the rolling
elements.
Table 8- 3 Roller-bearing and shaft-sealing-ring grease
Fields of application
Ambient temperature
Type
Standard
-40 °C to +80 °C
Fuchs Renolit FWA 160
Foodstuff-compatible for the food
industry
-30 °C to +60 °C
FUCHS CASSIDA GREASE EPS 2
Biologically degradable, for
agriculture, forestry and water
industries
-35 °C to +60 °C
Plantogel 2 S
8.2.8 Service life of the lubricants
Note
In case of ambient conditions deviating from normal conditions, for example
high ambient
temperatures, h
igh relative humidity, aggressive ambient media, the intervals between
changes should be shorter. In such cases, contact Technical Support for assistance in
determining the individual lubricant change interval.
Note
Oil sump temperatures above
+80 °C can reduce service life. A temperature increase by 10 K
halves the service life by the amount as shown in the figure titled "Guide values for oil change
intervals".
For a +80 °C oil sump temperature, the following service life can be expected when
observing the properties specified by Siemens AG:
Table 8- 4 Service life of the oils
Type of oil
Service life
Mineral oil
10000 operating hours or 2 years
Biodegradable oil
Physiologically safe oil according to USDA-H1/-H2
Synthetic oil
20000 operating hours or 4 years