Zf Lemforder Metallwaren Ag

Zf Friedrichshafen Ag

Daniel Dearing

Eric Holmes

Markus Fischer

Ryan McBroom

Michael Cole

Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a multilayered duplex material article. The method comprises providing a first layer from a non-cast material and a second layer from a cast material wherein the second layer is made from a material with a lower melting point than the first layer. In one embodiment the first layer is a wrought alloy and the second layer is cast onto the first layer.

Method of making a multilayered duplex material article

A stabilizer link or tie rod is provided with a ball and stud and with a housing with an outer surface and with an interior surface defining a ball cavity. The housing is connected with a link rod. A race insert is provided having a housing liner surface engaging the housing interior surface and an interior ball race surface in contact with the ball and a housing end portion defining a closure interface with the housing. A protective cap is provided with a barrier surface extending over the closure interface and over the housing outer surface. The cap has a retaining surface engaging each of the housing and the rod.

Protected stabilizer link or tie rod and ball race protecting cap

A ball and socket joint bellows seal is provided with a ball pivot pin with a connection piece, a bellows with an annular engagement surface with a sliding ring groove and a bellows seal element. The bellows seal element has a connection piece sealing face statically engaged with said connection piece, a radially extending sealing portion and a sliding ring portion connected to said radially extending sealing portion and extending into the sliding ring groove.

Joint sealing bellows with sealing ring and assembly/installation method

A process for forming the ball and socket joint with bellows seal (), a bellows seal () and a ball and socket joint with bellows seal () is provided including a ball pivot pin () with a connection piece (). The sealing bellows is provided with an annular engagement surface () with a cavity (). The connection piece with a sealing face is connected to the ball pivot pin. Lubricant () is disposed in the cavity prior to assembly of the ball and socket joint. The annular engagement surface () is provided in contact with the sealing face upon assembly to cause an amount of lubricant () to be squeezed out of the cavity ().

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Northville, MI, United States of America

Daniel Dearing