Francis John Brasile - Lake Orion MI, US Ernest Besler - Troy MI, US Sarvesh S. Agrawal - Oakland Township MI, US Jihong Guo - Ann Arbor MI, US
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC - Dearborn MI
International Classification:
F16H 48/06 B23P 15/14
US Classification:
475220, 29592, 298933
Abstract:
A differential and axle assembly for an automotive vehicle driveline is disclosed. The assembly includes a differential drive pinion and a drive pinion shaft, the drive pinion shaft being splined to a drive pinion shaft flange. Axial and radial dimensional runout is minimized by spaced, front and rear pilot surfaces at axially spaced ends of the splines for the drive pinion shaft and the drive pinion flange.