Patent ID: 6988302

Claim:
A method of verifying the quality of a pressing operation of a press-fit part onto a receiving portion of a receiving assembly, the method comprising the steps of: urging the press-fit part by the application of an installation force for a determinable installation distance onto the receiving portion of the receiving assembly; first measuring a first magnitude of the installation force applied to the press-fit part during said step of urging; second measuring a first installation distance at which said step of first measuring is performed, the first installation distance being shorter than the determinable installation distance; third measuring a second magnitude of the installation force applied to the press-fit part during said step of urging; fourth measuring a second installation distance at which said step of third measuring is performed, the second installation distance being shorter than the determinable installation distance; correlating the first force with the first installation distance; correlating the second force with the second installation distance; and comparing the first and second installation forces.