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US 5,293,688 AGranted
Shim thrust bearing system
AssigneeINA Bearing Company, Inc.
InventorsHans W. Koch, Bobby L. Hodge
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AssigneeINA Bearing Company, Inc.
InventorsHans W. Koch, Bobby L. Hodge
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The present invention comprises a spacer, especially a spacer for use with a thrust roller bearing assembly. An internal radial lip projecting into the central aperture of the spacer provides for frictional retention on a shaft passing therethrough. Where the thrust bearing and spacer combination is to be installed in a bore, one or more external radial lips may be included to frictionally retain the spacer within the bore. The spacer element is adapted for coupling to one of the bearing elements. In one embodiment, the bearing and spacer may be bonded together. In another embodiment, the spacer and bearing are joined by mutually engageable circumferential locking surfaces. The spacer is selected from a plurality of spacers of differing axial dimension, each spacer being color coded according to its axial dimension.
A system for installing a thrust bearing coaxially with respect to a mounting member having a segment having an axial dimension where the bearing to be installed and a predetermined radial dimension, wherein said axial dimension varies within an expected range, comprising the steps of:
A system for assembling a thrust bearing to be installed coaxially with respect to a mounting member having a segment having an axial dimension where the bearing is to be installed and a predetermined radial dimension, wherein said axial dimension varies within an expected range, comprising the steps of:
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