METHOD FOR EXCHANGING A USED BEARING, IN PARTICULAR FOR REPLACING A LARGE BEARING, SUCH AS THE MAIN BEARING OF A WIND TURBINE AND BEARING ARRANGEMENT

摘要

In the method for replacing a used bearing, in particular main bearing of a wind turbine, by a new bearing (8), the used bearing and a used bearing housing is first removed. The new bearing (8) is designed as a split bearing and it is a split bearing housing (10) is provided. The assembly of the new bearing (8) and the bearing housing (10) takes place without disassembly of a rotor shaft (4). For this purpose housing segments (10A, 10B) of the bearing housing (10) are suitably formed. In particular, these are rotated during assembly about the rotor shaft (4) or passed past this.