IMPROVING THE RELIABILITY OF AN AUTOMATED PNEUMATIC BEARING PRESS EQUIPMENT USED IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY.

The process of pressing the bearings in the pressing stations, although a simple process at a first approach, requires pneumatic, hydraulic, mechanical and electrically operated equipment, with a corresponding reliability, which meets the quality requirements. The paper deals with a technical solution regarding the pressing of axial bearings in the gearboxes of motor vehicles. Since the initial process caused both the destruction of the bearings and subsequent problems with the operation of the gearbox, the concept of the pressing station was modified and improved. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]