Interference Fit Connection in a Mountain Bike Fork

Application ID: 31001


Interference fit is a technique used to join or fit one part over or around another part. The internal part is cooled, so that it shrinks, and is then fitted. Once the part heats up again and expands, a contact pressure builds up at the interface between the two parts.

This type of connection is simulated in a tutorial example of a mountain bike fork where the steering pipe is connected to the crown. The simulation investigates the contact pressure and stress distribution as well as the transferable force and torque.

This model example illustrates applications of this type that would nominally be built using the following products: