As a general rule of thumb, the large the diameter of a bearing, bushing or pin, the larger the tolerance range,” Brieschke points out. “The inverse is true for smaller-diameter pieces.”
Mike Brieschke, vice president of sales at Aries Engineering, says a 0.25-inch-diameter metal dowel that is press-fit into a mild steel hole usually has an interference of ±0.0015 inch. Parts in noncritical assemblies tend to have looser tolerances
