Mahle International Gmbh

Mahle Engine Systems UK Limited

Mahle Composants Moteur France Sas

Mahle Industries Inc.

Mahle Engine Components Slovakia S.r.o.

Miroslav Bukna

Stephane Barral

Tino Gallas

Ha Tran

Mark Sharpe

Kevin Berkery

Murray Scott

A thrust washer for a flange half-bearing may include a semi-annular panel having an inner edge and an outer edge. A plurality of hooking lugs may project inwardly from the inner edge of the panel. The hooking lugs may have at least one latching edge configured to engage with a corresponding opening in a bearing shell received by the thrust washer and prevent disconnection of the thrust washer and the bearing shell without deformation of the bearing shell. The hooking lugs may have a hooking lug inner portion proximate to a central part of the thrust washer around the inner edge of the panel for engaging against an edge of the corresponding opening of the bearing shell, and a hooking lug outer portion remote from the central part around the inner edge of the panel. The hooking lug inner portion may be thinner than the hooking lug outer portion.

Thrust washer

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Ruzomberok, Slovakia

Miroslav Bukna