METHOD OF PREDICTIVE ANALYSIS OF THE RESIDUAL LIFE OF BEARING UNITS OF SLIDING BALANCE SUSPENSION OF THE KAMAZ VEHICLE

The paper considers a method of predictive analysis of the residual life of sliding bearing units of the balance beam suspension of the KAMAZ vehicle, consisting of four stages. A structural and functional diagram of the sliding bearing unit operation is presented. A diagram of the structural and functional application of a complex of mathematical and software models based on the modified Reynolds equation and the wear theory of J. F. Archard is developed. An algorithm for calculating the life of sliding bearings of the balance beam suspension is shown. A dependence is obtained describing the predicted service life of the sliding bearing without adjustment and taking into account the adjust-ment. Recommendations are given for the application of the method of predictive analysis of the resi-dual life of sliding bearing units of the balance beam suspension of the KAMAZ vehicle.