CENTRIFUGAL PROCESS TO ELIMINATE AIR IN HIGH PRESSURE CHAMBER OF HYDRAULIC LASH ADJUSTER

摘要

A method for adding fluid to an hydraulic lash adjuster (HLA) comprises the steps of placing the HLA in to a centrifuge, the centrifuge having a fluid container, placing a sufficient amount of a first fluid in the fluid container to fluidly communicate with at least one fluid port of the HLA, and spinning the HLA at a first speed sufficient to move the first fluid in to at least the second of two fluid chambers in the HLA.