Patent ID: 8910385

Claim:
A method of forming a bearing assembly comprising the steps of: first mounting a retaining plate on an outer race of a bearing whereby, when the bearing is subsequently seated in a bearing housing formed in an inside of a casing the bearing is axially retained by the retaining plate which is secured to a wall of the casing by fastening means of the retaining plate; the securing step comprising driving fastenings from an outside of the casing through the wall of the casing so as to engage with the fastening means formed in the retaining plate, wherein the retaining plate includes a hole extending therethrough that is configured to receive the outer race of the bearing, and a plurality of lips formed around an inside edge of the hole; wherein the plurality of lips each have a thickness that is less than a thickness of remaining portions of the inside edge of the hole of the retaining plate; and wherein the retaining plate is mounted onto the outer race to rotate relative to the outer race.