Hoʻokaʻawale ʻia nā bearings i nā bearings rolling a me nā bearings plain. Hoʻohana nā huila ʻōwili i nā pōpō kila a i ʻole nā rola e hōʻemi i ke kuʻekuʻe, e loaʻa ana ka coefficient o ka friction haʻahaʻa me ka 0.001-0.005, e kūpono ana iā lākou no ka -wikiwiki kiʻekiʻe. Eia kekahi laʻana nā bearings pōpopo hohonu (10,000 rpm ka māmā holo kiʻekiʻe) a me nā bearings roller tapered (koki pili 10 degere -30 degere). Ke hilinaʻi nei nā bearings i kahi kiʻiʻoniʻoni lubricating, ka hopena i ka coefficient o ka friction ma kahi o 0.01-0.1, e kūpono ana iā lākou no nā noi haʻahaʻa haʻahaʻa, e like me nā mīkini moana. Loaʻa nā pōpō pōleʻa hohonu i nā ʻauwaha mau i loko o nā apo i waho, me ka puʻunaue like ʻana o nā pōpō i loko o ka hale. Hiki iā lākou ke hoʻokō i ka helu haʻahaʻa ikaika a hiki i ka 14 kN (e laʻa, 6205 bearings), a me kahi ʻano hana ola lawelawe o L10=(C/P)^3. Ke koho ʻana i kahi bearing, e noʻonoʻo i ke kuhikuhi ʻana o ka ukana, ka wikiwiki (kūpono nā bearings contact angular no nā wikiwiki ma luna o 20,000 rpm), a me nā kūlana kaiapuni (pono nā kaiapuni corrosive i nā bearings stainless steel).
