The Press-Fit That Cracked the Housing We press-fit a bearing into an aluminum housing. The spec said 5 kN press force. We used a pneumatic press set to 5 kN. Some housings came out fine. Others cracked. The problem wasn’t the press force — it was the pneumatic press’s force spike. Pneumatic cylinders hit the …

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