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Preload is an initial load or “negative clearance” given to a bearing before or during operation. This results in the rolling element and raceway surfaces being under constant elastic compressive forces at their contact points. This has the effect of making the bearing extremely rigid so that even when load is applied to the bearing , radial or axial shaft displacement is minimized.
