{"id":48339,"date":"2018-09-17T07:59:39","date_gmt":"2018-09-17T06:59:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/isbsport.com\/medir-un-rodamiento\/"},"modified":"2025-12-04T10:03:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T09:03:00","slug":"how-to-measure-a-bearing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/isbsport.com\/en\/how-to-measure-a-bearing\/","title":{"rendered":"How to measure a bearing?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; padding_top=&#8221;87&#8243; padding_bottom=&#8221;4&#8243;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1663055632278{margin-right: 40px !important;margin-left: 40px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">HOW TO MEASURE A BEARING ? WE SHOW YOU!<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;16px&#8221;][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To measure a bearing, the most appropiate tool is a <i>pie de rey<\/i> (spanish word) also called a <i>caliper<\/i> or <i>micrometer <\/i>but,<i><\/i>failing that, a simple millimeter ruler (mm) can also be used.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We must find out 3 numerical values that are those that physically define the reference of a bearing and whose designation is recognized internationally in all catalogs and reference tables with the letters <b>d x D x B <\/b>being:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>d: inside diameter<\/li>\n<li>D: outside diameter<\/li>\n<li>B: width<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-65456 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/isbsport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Como-medir-un-rodamiento-1024x373-INGLES.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/isbsport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Como-medir-un-rodamiento-1024x373-INGLES.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/isbsport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Como-medir-un-rodamiento-1024x373-INGLES-300x109.jpg 300w, https:\/\/isbsport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Como-medir-un-rodamiento-1024x373-INGLES-768x280.jpg 768w, https:\/\/isbsport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Como-medir-un-rodamiento-1024x373-INGLES-700x255.jpg 700w, https:\/\/isbsport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Como-medir-un-rodamiento-1024x373-INGLES-600x219.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>MEASURE A BEARING WITH A CALIPER:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The caliper or Pie de Rey (in Spanish) is a measuring instrument that allows you to find out internal, external diameters and depths in both mm and inches.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>How to measure the inside diameter of a bearing:<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>The mobile ruler slides this time with the upper caliper jaws that are inserted between the bearing walls until it reaches the stop.<\/li>\n<li>We block the measurement by screwing the fixing screw<\/li>\n<li>We read the measurement in mm in the lower part of the moving ruler.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>How to measure the outer diameter of a bearing:<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>The mobile ruler is slid to open it until the bearing is caught between the two lower calipers or jaws that make contact with the bearing.<\/li>\n<li>We block the measurement by screwing the fixing screw<\/li>\n<li>We read the measurement in mm in the lower part of the moving ruler.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>How to measure the width of a bearing:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>We perform the same operation as with the outside diameter, using the lower caliper jaws.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;39167&#8243; img_size=&#8221;550&#215;550&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; qode_css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;6px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(d) Inner diameter<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;39169&#8243; img_size=&#8221;550&#215;550&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; qode_css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;6px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(D) External diameter<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;39173&#8243; img_size=&#8221;550&#215;550&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; qode_css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;6px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(B) Width<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;62px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Medir un rodamiento con una regla milim\u00e9trica:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">En caso de tener que proceder con una regla milim\u00e9trica, el proceso no ser\u00e1 tan preciso pero ser\u00e1 igualmente v\u00e1lido<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;39181&#8243; img_size=&#8221;550&#215;550&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; qode_css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;6px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(d) Inner diameter<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;39177&#8243; img_size=&#8221;550&#215;550&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; qode_css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;6px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(D) External diameter<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;39185&#8243; img_size=&#8221;550&#215;550&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; qode_css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;6px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(B) Width<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;62px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<b>FOR WHAT ARE THE MEASURES OF A BEARING?<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After disassembling our skate, skate or bicycle we can find in the hand with a bearing that we have decided to replace but whose reference or standard designation does not appear anywhere. Wear, dirt or poor condition of the bearing can make such information illegible.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">That is when we have to turn to a specialized mechanic or find out what the dimensions of our bearing are in order to buy it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">These measures are the basic information to proceed with the identification of the bearing and then we will find a wide variety of types and versions of bearings, suitable for each application: speed or artistic skating, MTB or road bike, skate \u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are also other types of measures that are essential in the selection of some types of bearings such as the degrees of the angle of the chamfers in the Steering Bearings of the bicycle. In this case, the measurements are usually printed on the bearing ring and the first number that refers to the inner angle and the second to the outer angle.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36388\" src=\"https:\/\/isbsport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Rodamientos-para-direccion-bicicleta-ISB-Sport-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"701\" \/><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; padding_top=&#8221;87&#8243; padding_bottom=&#8221;4&#8243;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1663055632278{margin-right: 40px !important;margin-left: 40px !important;}&#8221;] HOW TO MEASURE A BEARING ? 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[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;16px&#8221;][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] To measure a bearing, the most appropiate tool is a pie de rey (spanish word) also called a&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"full_width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-48339","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/isbsport.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/48339","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/isbsport.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/isbsport.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/isbsport.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/isbsport.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48339"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/isbsport.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/48339\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/isbsport.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}