TRANSVERSE CONTROL ARM WITH BALL JOINT IN PRESS-FIT CONNECTION
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May 11, 2016
A control arm is provided with a device (1) for receiving a ball joint (4) by press-fitting, wherein the material of the device (1) in regions that are provided for a force-locking contact with the press-fitted ball joint (4) has a material reduction (5) in a region directed toward a brake disc of a wheel to be coupled, which is produced by forming. Furthermore, a motor vehicle with a corresponding device is provided. Furthermore, a method for manufacturing a control arm with a device (1) for receiving a ball joint (4) by press-fitting is provided, wherein in a region of the device (1) that is provided for a force-locking contact with the press-fitted ball joint (4), material reinforcements (3) and a material reduction (5) are produced by forming.
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