Patent ID: 8225912

Claim:
A method of manufacturing a railroad freight car brake beam strut assembly, comprising the steps of: providing a railroad freight car brake beam strut having an axially elongated slot defined between first and second sides of said strut, with each side of said strut defining a bore opening to a center of said strut and to an exterior of said strut, with the bores defined by said strut being aligned relative to each other along an axis extending generally normal to a longitudinal axis of said strut; and pressing a brake pin bushing into each bore of said strut in a direction extending away from the longitudinal axis of said strut; and providing a positive stop defined by said strut toward an end of each bushing disposed a furthest distance from a longitudinal centerline of said strut for inhibiting each brake pin bushing from moving therepast after each bushing is inserted into each bore defined by said strut.