Abstract: A method of producing a workpiece forming at least one bearing eye is described, which is divided in the region of the bearing eye along an intended fracture point through a fracture separation, the bearing eye being coated with an anti-friction coating after assembly of the parts. In order to achieve a high load capacity, it is suggested that the bearing eye be processed for a precise fit after assembly of the parts obtained through the fracture separation of the workpiece, before the anti-friction coating is applied to the processed bearing eye surface in a thickness corresponding to the final dimensions.

Abstract: A method of producing a workpiece forming at least one bearing eye is described, which is divided in the region of the bearing eye along an intended fracture point through a fracture separation, the bearing eye being coated with an anti-friction coating after assembly of the parts. In order to achieve a high load capacity, it is suggested that the bearing eye be processed for a precise fit after assembly of the parts obtained through the fracture separation of the workpiece, before the anti-friction coating is applied to the processed bearing eye surface in a thickness corresponding to the final dimensions.

Abstract: A method of producing a workpiece (1) having at least one bearing eye (2) is described, an anti-friction coating (4) being galvanically deposited onto the bearing eye surface (3) after processing for a precise fit, which forms a running surface (5) having profiling in the form of groove-like recesses (6), which are distributed over the axial length and run around the circumference. In order to provide simple method conditions, it is suggested that the bearing eye surface (3) be processed for a precise fit to a circular cylinder before the anti-friction coating (4) is galvanically deposited onto the processed bearing eye surface (3) to form the running surface (5) in a varying thickness which corresponds to the final dimensions of the profiled running surface (5).

Abstract: In a sliding surface layer, a bearing metal layer is provided on the inside surface of a backing shell and is formed on its inside surface with elongate recesses, which extend in the peripheral direction of the bearing and are distributed over the axial extent of the sliding surface of the bearings. These elongate recesses contain a relatively soft bearing material. In order to increase the fatigue limit and the wear resistance, the softer bearing material constitutes a continuous covering layer, which has on the lands of the inside surface of the bearing metal layer a thickness that is not in excess of 1.5 times the depth of the elongate recesses. The axial center spacing of the elongate recesses should not exceed an upper limit a.sub.o =500+0.5 d+0.01 d.sup.2 in micrometers, if d is the bearing diameter in micrometers.

Abstract: In a composite sliding surface bearing comprising a load-carrying backing shell, a bearing metal layer provided on the inside surface of the backing shell, and a sliding surface layer provided in the inside surface of the bearing metal layer, an interlayer is provided between the sliding surface layer and the bearing metal layer. In order to minimize the deleterious influence of the interlayer on the life of the composite sliding surface bearing, the bearing metal layer is formed on that surface which carries the interlayer with a profile having a depth which amounts to at least 5 micrometers and exceeds 1.5 times the thickness of the interlayer, which follows the profiled shape of the bearing metal layer.