This study discusses fatigue and life problems of linear guideway that is divided by two parts. The first part use finite-element-method to verify the rolling balls contact force and fatigue failure mechanism, and simulate the effect of max shear stress of rolling balls under preloading at different velocity. Verify the cycle of maximum dynamic shear stress and the error of theoretical and simulation is 16 percentage. The second part use the linear guideway life testing machine,and plot Load-life curve by linear guideway life theory. Testing four different sizes. The results was indicated to be 17 percentage higher than manufacturers catalog dynamic load rating.The correlation coefficient above 0.7. Representative the part of life of the bearing theory can estimate the life of linear guideway appropriately.