Patent ID: 8069567

Claim:
A method for producing a split bearing arrangement, in which in several machining stations a top bearing part is separated in a predefined fracture plane from a base bearing part monolithically connected thereto via a fracture separation process by applying force, comprising: the base bearing part and the top bearing part are fixed on an adapter device that is conveyed from one machining station to another while the top bearing part is retained at least during some processes in the machining stations via a retractable auxiliary support disposed on the adapter device and engaging the top bearing part, the base bearing part and the top bearing part are subjected to a release and cleaning process in the fracture plane after the fracture separation process, and the location of the top bearing part is fixed, by a fixing means including holding pins, in position in parallel to the fracture plane with respect to the base bearing part during the release and cleaning process, whilst the top bearing part is held by the fixing means in a loose manner in a direction perpendicular to the fracture plane, whereupon the base bearing part and the top bearing part are finally joined back together following the release and cleaning process by a screw connection comprising at least two screws.