Patent ID: 8459874

Claim:
A method for mounting a pump bearing comprising a bearing ring to a plastic coolant pump housing having an axial bearing collar and being provided with positioning crosspieces forming a bearing seat, the method comprising the steps of: applying a heat-hardening adhesive in a distributed manner, onto at least one of a cylinder surface of the pump bearing, a bearing groove of the bearing ring, and the bearing seat; subsequently pressing the bearing ring into the bearing seat until the bearing ring makes contact with the axial bearing collar so that the pump bearing and the plastic coolant pump housing radially overlap each other; and subsequently inductively heating the pump bearing for approximately 2 to 10 seconds, with adhesive pockets of the plastic coolant pump housing being directed upward whereby a mantle of the pump bearing is completely heated to a depth of approximately 0.8 mm to maximally 1.2 mm, to approximately 100° C. to 125° C. in order to guarantee optimal hardening of the adhesive.