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  Caster College > Anatomy of a Heavy-Duty Caster
     
     
1. Mounting Plate and Kingpin – A flat plate with an Integral Kingpin.
2. Load Bearing (Commercial) – Row of steel balls or rollers that allow the yoke base to swivel.
3. Yoke Assembly – The yoke base with legs welded on, and machined for the Main Load Bearings.
4. Axle Bolt – The bolt on which the wheel revolves.
5. Axle Bolt Nut – Secures the axle bolt to the yoke assembly to form the axle.
6. Thrust Bearing – The row of bearings that operate between the yoke base and the retaining washer.
7. Retaining Washer – Keeps the bearings retained.
8. Kingpin Nut – Holds the swivel section together.
9. Spanner Bushing – A tube that spans between the legs, over the axle, on which the roller bearing rides.

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