PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Kaczor, Jaroslaw TI - Analysis of Influence of the Load Plane Combined with Preload on Durability of Bearing DP - 2022 Jul 1 TA - Communications - Scientific Letters of the University of Zilina PG - B170--B188 VI - 24 IP - 3 AID - 10.26552/com.C.2022.3.B170-B188 IS - 13354205 AB - Angular ball bearings are commonly used whenever there is a demand to increase stiffness of a bearing. The aforementioned increase of stiffness can be achieved by obtaining proper preload in bearings. In common belief, preload has a negative consequence: it increases the load of rolling elements, which must lead to lower durability of bearing compared to the situation before the preload use.