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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 1999
Filed:
May. 18, 1998
Guy Ernest Giannone, Bergen, NY (US);
Gary Donnell Blake, Rochester, NY (US);
Richard Blanco Roe, Henrietta, NY (US);
Ralph Lyle Clayson, III, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A cam follower roller bearing shaft is restrained against lateral motion in shaft support bores of the follower body by plugging the bore ends with retainer plugs in or adjacent the ends of the bores. Soft metal or plastic bearing materials may be pressed or molded in the bore ends or in recesses in the follower body at the ends of the bores. Other forms of mechanical retention are disclosed. A fixture for pressing in plugs cut from plastic strips is also disclosed. Applications of the plugs in roller valve lifters, roller finger followers and rocker arm roller followers are disclosed.