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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 25, 1998
Paul W Critchley, Torrington, CT (US);
Thomas G Rhoads, Thomaston, CT (US);
The Torrington Company, Torrington, CT (US);
Abstract
Rolling elements are positioned between two thrust washers that are retained together as an assembly. One of the thrust washers has one or more one-way assembly tabs extending radially outwardly beyond the axially extending lip of the other thrust washer to provide an interference with a housing to prevent the thrust bearing assembly from being installed on the pilot surface of the housing 'backwards'. A remaining perimeter portion of the thrust washer adjacent to the one-way assembly tabs has a maximum radius less than the radius of the axially extending lip of the first thrust washer to facilitate flow of lubricant.