JUNTA DE ESTEIRA SEM-FIM PARA VEICULO DE ESTEIRAS,APARELHO E PROCESSO DE RETENCAO DE JUNTA DE ESTEIRA SEM-FIM,PROCESSO DE REPARO DE JUNTA DE ESTEIRA SEM-FIM E PRE-FORMA PARA USO NA RETENCAO DE JUNTA DE ESTEIRA SEM-FIM

摘要

Apparatus (10) for retaining a joint (12) of an endless track (14) for a crawler-type vehicle which includes a metal preform (64, 66) which is pressed into a retainer cavity (60, 62) surrounding and located at each of the ends of the joint (12) of the track (14). The cavities (60, 62) are cooperatively formed by a pin groove (70) in the opposite end portions (40, 42) of the pin (20) and a link socket (72) in the respective link outboard end portions (26, 27) and which are disposed in registry with the pin grooves (70). Once intruded into the cavities (60, 62), the formed-in-place retainers (64, 66) thereby provided virtually eliminate any end play in the joint (12) during operation of the crawler vehicle.