Hub lubricant containment seal system
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1. An apparatus for a vehicle, comprising:
- a spindle sleeve with a spindle sleeve inner surface axis, wherein the spindle sleeve has a spindle sleeve outer surface axis that is not coaxial with the spindle sleeve inner surface axis;
a hub with a hub axis coaxial with the spindle sleeve outer surface axis;
a first bearing located within the hub;
a second bearing located within the hub;
a containment seal that engages the hub and the spindle sleeve; and
a sleeve washer, wherein the containment seal is located between the first bearing and the sleeve washer in an axial direction of the hub.
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Abstract
An apparatus for a vehicle is provided that includes a spindle sleeve with a spindle sleeve inner surface axis. The spindle sleeve has a spindle sleeve outer surface axis that is not coaxial with the spindle sleeve inner surface axis. A hub with a hub axis coaxial with the spindle sleeve outer surface axis is also present. Also included are first and second bearings within the hub, and a containment seal that engages the hub and the spindle sleeve. A sleeve washer is included, and the containment seal is located between the first bearing and the sleeve washer in an axial direction of the hub.
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1. An apparatus for a vehicle, comprising:
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a spindle sleeve with a spindle sleeve inner surface axis, wherein the spindle sleeve has a spindle sleeve outer surface axis that is not coaxial with the spindle sleeve inner surface axis; a hub with a hub axis coaxial with the spindle sleeve outer surface axis; a first bearing located within the hub; a second bearing located within the hub; a containment seal that engages the hub and the spindle sleeve; and a sleeve washer, wherein the containment seal is located between the first bearing and the sleeve washer in an axial direction of the hub. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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