Restoring Worn Components in Automobile Timing Mechanisms

A. I. Shveyov^a^, *, E. I. Shveyova^a, and I. A. Shveyov^a
Translated by Bernard Gilbert

^aNaberezhny Chelny Institute, Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Russia

Correspondence to: *e-mail: Shveev_Andrey222@mail.ru

Received 23 April, 2018

Abstract—In operation, the end of the valve tappet in an automobile’s timing mechanism undergoes not only wear but also fatigue crumbling. Several methods of removing the worn cast-iron layer are proposed to restore the gas-distributor components.

Keywords: timing mechanism, crank, engine parts, plastic deformation, working life, surfacing, reliability, durability

DOI: 10.3103/S1068798X19020072