In an apparatus for clamping and releasing a gearwheel rim with respect to
a main gearwheel that bears the gearwheel rim, a clamping apparatus
includes an axially guided, displaceable clamping plate clamping the
gearwheel rim between the plate and the main gearwheel. Antifatigue bolts
are used for such a purpose. The bolts are expanded by an actuator for
releasing the clamped gearwheel rim to an extent that cancels the
clamping action.