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Axle assembly bearing positioning and preload adjustment tool and method of implementing same

  • US 20070111841A1
  • Filed: 10/19/2006
  • Published: 05/17/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/19/2005
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A motor vehicle differential axle assembly, comprising:

  • a motor vehicle differential case driven by an input shaft and having a gear assembly disposed therein for allowing differential speed rotation between a pair of output shafts, said case being rotatably supported in a housing through a pair of bearing assemblies;

    said bearing assemblies being disposed about a respective one of said output shafts, said housing having an opening providing access within said housing; and

    a pair of threaded adjusters having a substantially cylindrical body disposed within and threadingly engaging said housing, said threaded adjusters each being selectively positionable along a central axis by selective relative rotation relative to said housing, said substantially cylindrical bodies each having gear teeth disposed on a surface thereof positioned proximate said opening of said housing for engaging a rotatable tool to thereby facilitate selective positioning relative to said housing, said pair of threaded adjusters being one each positioned between said housing and a respective one of said pair of bearing assemblies, each of said threaded adjusters provided for simultaneous adjustment to facilitate one of selective positioning of said differential case relative to said housing and establishing a preload to said bearing assemblies.

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