Patent ID: 8459938

Claim:
A method for producing an adjusting ring for adjusting the blades of the VTG distributor of exhaust gas turbochargers, the method comprising: producing a bearing ring as a separate component, the bearing ring being generally disc-shaped and having a central opening; producing a lever engagement ring as a separate component in a separate production step from the producing of the bearing ring, the lever engagement ring being generally disc-shaped and having a central opening, a plurality of grooves being provided in the lever engagement ring, the plurality of grooves being distributed circumferentially about and opening to the central opening of the lever engagement ring, the grooves being configured to receive a portion of a lever therein; and connecting the bearing ring fixed against rotation to the lever engagement ring by a connecting means such that the bearing ring is substantially adjacent to the lever engagement ring, whereby no structures are disposed therebetween other than at most the connecting means.