Patent ID: 8745872

Claim:
A method for attaching a supporting bearing ( 38 ) in a steering rack housing ( 20 , 100 , 100 ′, 100 ″) for a power steering system, which surrounds a steering rack ( 30 ) in a tubular manner and comprises at least a hydraulic region ( 32 ) and a mechanical region ( 34 ), the method comprising the steps of: positioning the supporting bearing ( 38 ) at its functional position within the steering rack housing ( 20 , 100 , 100 ′, 100 ″); and producing cross-sectional contractions ( 46 ) in the steering rack housing ( 20 , 100 , 100 ′, 100 ″) in the region of the supporting bearing ( 38 ) from the outside in such a way that the supporting bearing ( 38 ) is held firmly at its functional position; wherein a force for incorporating the cross-sectional contractions ( 46 ) as applied to one or more areas of the steering rack housing is sufficient to indent both the steering rack housing ( 20 ) as well as outer surfaces of the supporting bearing ( 38 ), thereby plastically deforming the housing and the bearing in a single action; wherein the cross-sectional contractions ( 46 ) in the housing position the housing and support bearing substantially adjacent to one another to thereby reduce any motion of the support bearing separate and apart from the housing.