The invention discloses a thrust
ball bearing optical interference linear
oil film thickness detection method, aiming at the problem that an existing optical interference film thickness measuring method based on a ball disc cannot accurately reflect the thickness of an
oil film in a bearing. The thrust
ball bearing optical interference linear
oil film thickness detection method comprises the stepsof: after a gap between a
steel ball and a
retainer is filled with lubricating
grease, attaching a thrust
ball bearing retainer steel ball assembly to a steel thrust ball bearing ring, so that a glass thrust ball bearing ring and the thrust ball bearing
retainer steel ball assembly bear loads; then, shooting oil film light interference images between the steel ball in the thrust ball bearing retainer steel ball
assembly and a raceway of the glass thrust ball bearing ring in rotating and rotation-stopping states of the glass thrust ball bearing ring by means of a
microscope high-speed camera sequentially, and observing the shape of a second-phase
grease pool; and finally, taking down the thrust ball bearing retainer steel ball assembly and the steel thrust ball bearing ring, shooting the morphology of
grease whiskers in the raceway of the steel thrust ball bearing ring to obtain a grease
whisker angle mean value. The thrust ball bearing optical interference linear oil film thickness detection method can analyze the oil film state and a
backflow mechanism of
base oil during actual operation of a bearing.