SKF supplies Hub Unit for Cadillac STS-V

SKF has gained the contract for the wheel hub bearing units on all the four wheels for the new 2006 Cadillac STS-V. SKF is supplying its X-Tracker unit which is a new bearing design improving the performance, cornering and stability characteristics that luxury vehicles demand today. The X-Tracker is an asymmetrical hub bearing unit consisting of a double row angular contact ball bearing arrangement in which the outboard row has a large diameter and contains more balls than the inboard row. This unique design increases the bearing's load carrying capacity and operational life. SKF¡¯s X-Tracker also improves the precision with which the vehicle stability control system is executed due to the quick response of brakes after a cornering maneuver. The X-Tracker units will be manufactured at SKF¡¯s facility in Airasca, Italy.