Arangement for fastening a rolling bearing in a housing

In a rolling bearing arrangement including means for fastening a rolling bearing in a bore in a housing, the arrangement comprising a bearing inner ring, a bearing outer ring having an outer surface slidably positioned in said bore and abutting said bore, and rolling bodies arranged between the bearing inner ring and the bearing outer ring, a spring ring inserted in an annular gap between a pair of axially opposite end portions of the bearing outer ring, the spring ring being radially outwardly springable into an annular groove in the bore of the housing for axially holding the rolling bearing in the housing;

• the improvement comprising a holding ring slidably mounted on the outer circumferential surface of one end portion of said outer bearing ring, said holding ring being recessed on the axial end thereof towards the other said end portion of said outer bearing ring, said recessed end being shaped to releaseably engage and hold said spring ring radially outwardly thereof to inhibit removal of said spring ring from said annular groove at a first relative position of said spring ring and holding ring, said holding ring being axially slidable from said first position relative to said spring ring.