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Rear axle assembly with wheel end axial retention

  • US 5,553,927 A
  • Filed: 03/02/1995
  • Issued: 09/10/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/02/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An axle assembly for a motor vehicle of the type having a rigid drive axle shaft extending outboard from a differential to a wheel end and incorporating a cartridge bearing assembly having inner and outer races, said axle assembly comprising:

  • a hollow axle tube extending outboard from said differential and defining an axle tube flange and an outboard facing bearing assembly retention surface,a bearing carrier having an inside diameter bearing retention surface and an inward projecting flange adapted to engage said bearing outer race, said bearing carrier adapted to be fastened to said axle tube flange, said axle tube bearing retention surface and said bearing carrier flange cooperating to retain said bearing outer race,said axle shaft having a wheel mounting flange and a cylindrical bearing journal adjacent said wheel mounting flange and forming a radially extending shoulder at the outboard end of said cylindrical bearing journal surface, andretention means carried by said axle shaft for clamping said bearing inner race against said axle shaft shoulder.

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