Open AccessRELIABILITY OF KAROSA BUSES RUN BY A JOINT‐STOCK COMPANY ‘VILNIUS BUSES’
Author(s) -
Kestutis Lukoševičius,
Nijole Lukoševičiene,
Mindaugas Zaikauskas
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
transport
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1648-4142
pISSN - 1648-3480
DOI - 10.3846/16484142.2005.9637989
Subject(s) - reliability (semiconductor) , automotive engineering , engineering , joint (building) , stock (firearms) , joint stock company , reliability engineering , ride quality , transport engineering , computer science , forensic engineering , civil engineering , business , mechanical engineering , finance , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics
In the paper the data on operating reliability of KAROSA buses run by a joint‐stock company ‘Vilnius buses’ are presented. The pneumatic front suspension and an automatic gearbox are investigated. The failures of these units and their causes are considered and some recommendations to increase the reliability of the equipment are provided. The need for using high‐quality materials in maintaining the vehicles is demonstrated by the study of an actual case of highly corroded bearings.