Automatic machine for assembling universal roller bearings

An apparatus for sequentially greasing a bearing housing and loading a plurality of needle bearings in said bearing housing, said apparatus comprising a feed head having a same stationary greasing and loading position, grease feeding means for selectively injecting grease under pressure into said bearing housing, a bearing feed means for serially feeding bearings into said feed head, a channel for receiving a plurality of bearings juxtaposition to one another and in a circular pattern, bearing drive means mounted for reciprocating movement from a first position spaced from the bearings received in said channel to a second position engaging and driving said bearings into said housing, first means actuatable by the positioning of said bearing housing in the greasing and loading position of said feed head for activating said grease means to inject grease into said bearing housing, second means actuatable after activation of said grease means to deactivate said grease means and stop injection of grease into the bearing housing, said second means actuatable to activate said bearing drive means to move from its first position to its second position to engage and drive said needle bearings into said housing.