METHOD FOR INSTALLING A RETARDER, IN PARTICULAR A PERMANENT MAGNET RETARDER, IN A VEHICLE DRIVE TRAIN

摘要

The invention relates to a method for installing a retarder, in particular a permanent magnet retarder, in a vehicle drive train that has a Cardan shaft for transmitting drive power, comprising the following steps: separating the Cardan shaft at an axial position or two axial positions between the joints of the Cardan shaft or providing Cardan shaft sections so that two or three Cardan shaft sections having end faces that face each other resu attaching an intermediate adapter piece, which has one or more receptacles for mounting the retarder, to the end faces of two Cardan shaft sections facing each other so that the intermediate adapter piece is enclosed on both sides in the axial direction between the Cardan shaft sections; connecting the intermediate adapter piece to the end faces or in the vicinity of the end faces in a form-fit or bonded manner so that the two Cardan shaft sections are connected to each other by means of the intermediate adapter piece in a rotationally-fixed and/or rigid manner; installing the retarder on the at least one receptable of the intermediate adapter piece.