Author’s Accepted Manuscript Influence of the cage on the friction torque in low loaded thrust ball bearings operating in lubricated conditions Dumitru N. Olaru, Mihaela Rodica D. Bălan, Ana Tufescu, Vlad Cârlescu, Gheorghe Prisacaru PII: S0301-679X(16)30470-4 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2016.11.042 Reference: JTRI4482 To appear in: Tribiology International Received date: 19 August 2016 Revised date: 28 November 2016 Accepted date: 30 November 2016 Cite this article as: Dumitru N. Olaru, Mihaela Rodica D. Bălan, Ana Tufescu Vlad Cârlescu and Gheorghe Prisacaru, Influence of the cage on the friction torque in low loaded thrust ball bearings operating in lubricated conditions Tribiology International, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2016.11.042 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted fo publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version o the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting galley proof before it is published in its final citable form Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain www.elsevier.com/locate/jtri