Axle end play adjustment systems and methods
US6478709B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 17, 2000 |
| Grant date | Nov 12, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 17, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T74/19693
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In a differential/mechanism for transmitting power from a drive shaft to the axle shafts of a motor vehicle, an axle shaft end play adjuster is threadingly disposed at the end of the axle shaft adjacent the differential pinion shaft. The end play adjuster limits the range of axially inward movement of the axle shaft. A axle shaft end play adjuster assembly includes a shaft supported for rotation about a longitudinal axis having a threaded portion located near an axial end of the shaft to support a washer and a threader adjustment member threadingly engaging the end of the axle shaft adjacent the differential pinion shaft. The adjustment members threaded onto the interior axial end of the axle shaft may respectively engage the associated side gear through a splined interface.
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