Preloaded screw-bolt connections

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 Schedule of the lessons

•week 1: General introduction, joint diagram

•week 2: Stiffness of the bolt and clamping
parts
•week 3: Reducing factor and fatique
•week 4: Glued, soldered and brazed
connections, peeling
•week 5: Welding calculations
•week 6: Welding calculations

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Driveline DAF XF105

Source: www.DAF.com
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Driveline DAF XF105

Source: www.DAF.com

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Driveline DAF XF105

Source: http://autoline.info
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Bolts/screws in a differential
What kind of screw/bolt connections do
you recognize in the differential?

 Assembly
 Movement
 Sealing
 Adjustment
 Measurement

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Load on the crownwheel bolts

 It seems like shear stress

 Due to tolerances only one bolt will carry
the load in beginning, unlikely!
 Torque conversion with friction
 Bolts should have a tensional load
 Safety in overload situation

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First exercise
Max engine torque: 3000 Nm
Working factor: 2,5
Ratio gearbox: 1:16
Ratio differential: 1:3
Friction coefficient crown wheel: 0,5
Pitch diameter bolts: 280 mm
Number of bolts: 16

Question: Necessary preload in the bolts?

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Answer first exercise

1. Is this force enough when the

wheel slip moment is 47000 Nm?
2. What will happen if the maximum
crown wheel torque has been
reached?

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 Bolts, which diameter do you need?

VDI 2230

Source: VDI 2230 COPYRIGHT © by DIN

Deutsches Institut für Normung e. V.

Example
A joint is dynamically and eccentrically loaded by the axial load FA = 8.500 N. A bolt of
strength grade 12.9 is to be assembled using a torque wrench.
A 10.000 N is the next largest load to FA in column 1 B Two steps for ”eccentric and
dynamic axial loading“ give FMmin = 25.000 N
C One step for ”tightening using a torque wrench“ gives FM max = 40.000 N D For FM max =
40.000 N, we find in column 2 (strength grade12.9): M 10

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Homework / Assigment
 What does M16 12.9 mean?
 Suggest a bolt for the DAF differential
with the VDI standard
 Which parameters will influence the
stiffness of a bolt?

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