Peening baffle plate in position when replacing ball bearing for input shaft

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Fig 1: Peening Baffle Ring When Replacing 4-Point Bearing For Input Shaft

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Use a blunt punch with a ball-shaped end (ball-diameter 5 mm) to peen in position.
Insert baffle plate.
First peen at points marked with -arrows 1-.
Then peen at points marked with -arrows 2- at distance -a- from first position.

Distance a = 5 mm

Observe position and diameter of peening positions:

Distance b = 2 mm
Dimension c = 3 mm