Patent ID: 7861413
Filing Date: 2011-01-04
Classification: B60G,B62D,E02F,F16F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of repairing a dozer with moving tracks, said method comprising: providing a moving tracks dozer equalizer link, said equalizer link including a worn lubricated end bearing in an end portion bore, removing said worn lubricated end bearing from said dozer equalizer link end portion bore to provide an empty dozer equalizer link end portion bore having a substantially circular equalizer link bore with an inside diameter ID, providing an elastomeric bearing assembly, said elastomeric bearing assembly including a concentric outer nonextensible member operable for securely engaging said dozer equalizer link end portion bore, with said concentric outer member comprised of an outer member first nonextensible split tubular top half having an outside top and an outer member second nonextensible split tubular bottom half having an outside bottom, with said elastomeric bearing assembly concentric outer nonextensible solid member having an outside diameter OD from said outer member first nonextensible split tubular top half outside top to said outer member second nonextensible split tubular bottom half outside bottom, said outer member first nonextensible split tubular top and said outer member second nonextensible split tubular bottom half split by a first split gap and a second split gap, a concentric non-split inner member operable for securely engaging a pin, said concentric non-split inner member disposed substantially within the concentric outer member, and an elastomeric section bonded between the concentric inner member and the concentric outer member, providing a pressing ram apparatus, and pressing said elastomeric bearing assembly with said pressing ram apparatus into said empty dozer equalizer link end portion bore with said inside diameter ID wherein said concentric outer nonextensible member first nonextensible split tubular top half and second nonextensible split tubular bottom half securely engages said dozer equalizer link end portion bore inside diameter ID with said elastomeric bearing assembly outside diameter OD at least a hundred and five percent of said equalizer link bore inside diameter ID and said elastomeric section is precompressed.