Arvin Meritor Technology, LLC

Andrew Bodary

Dale L Kwasniewski

Mailys Eichsteadt

Ginger St Cyr

Florin Patrascu

Brian David Hayes

Robert J Martin

Dale Eschenburg

Leo Wenstrup

Duy Lam

Antonio Coletta

Jaw-Ping Pan

Adam Joyce

Tim Mann

A method of controlling an axle assembly. The method may include removing an actuator that is adapted to actuate a shift collar from a housing of the axle assembly, installing a positioning mechanism in place of the actuator, and securing the positioning mechanism to the housing of the axle assembly.

Axle assembly and method of control

An axle assembly that includes a housing assembly and a dipstick assembly. The housing assembly may at least partially define a cavity that receives a lubricant. At least a portion of the dipstick assembly may be removably mountable to the housing assembly and may include a fitting and a dipstick.

Axle assembly having a dipstick assembly

An axle assembly that has a lubricant reservoir. The lubricant reservoir may be disposed above a differential assembly and may capture lubricant that is splashed by the differential assembly. The lubricant reservoir may have at least one tank. The lubricant reservoir may optionally provide lubricant to a lubricant distribution trough.

Axle assembly having a lubricant reservoir

An axle assembly having a variable lubricant restrictor. The variable lubricant restrictor may be mounted to a differential carrier. Lubricant that is splashed by the differential assembly may move the variable lubricant restrictor from a first position to a second position to reduce lubricant flow through a divider wall opening.

Axle assembly having a variable lubricant restrictor

A one-piece axle and a method of manufacture. The method may include providing a one-piece axle blank that has a shaft and a flange. The shaft may have a hole that may extend along an axis. The flange may extend radially outward from an end of the shaft. The shaft may be radially forged against a first mandrel to axially elongate the shaft.

Method of making an axle

An axle housing having a lubricant reservoir. An arm portion of an axle housing and a dam may cooperate to define a reservoir that retains lubricant in the arm portion. A conduit or a deflector may be provided to direct lubricant that is sprayed by a ring gear to the reservoir.

An axle assembly having a dam module. The dam module may include a dam, an upper brace, and a lower brace. The dam may be at least partially disposed in an arm portion of a housing of the axle assembly. The upper brace and the lower brace may be disposed proximate the dam. The upper brace may transport lubricant to the dam.

Axle assembly having a dam module

An axle assembly having an axle housing, a differential, and a ballast insert. The ballast insert may be disposed in the axle housing below the differential. The differential may have a ring gear. The ring gear may be received in a trench that may be provided in the ballast insert.

Axle assembly having a ballast insert

A steering knuckle assembly having a steering knuckle and a spindle. The steering knuckle may have first and second circumferential surfaces that at least partially define a hole. The spindle may be disposed in the hole and may have first and second spindle circumferential surfaces. The first and second spindle circumferential surfaces may engage the first and second circumferential surfaces, respectively.

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