RAILWAY BEARING BACKING RING
A novel method and apparatus are presented for press fitting a bearing assembly onto a journal in a single press fit operation. A compressible, adhesive gasket affixes the backing ring to the bearing cone of a bearing assembly, facilitating the press fit of the bearing assembly onto a journal. Despite the introduction of the compressible gasket, the bearing stack compressive preload is maintained on the bearing assembly regardless of any degradation in the gasket.