American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.

Andrew P Maguire

Manoj Venkatesh Bhandiwad

Chane E Myers

James Winston Platt

David Charles Johnson

Harold Wayne Seeds

Harold W Seeds

An axle assembly for a motorcycle having a plurality of drive wheels. The axle assembly is configured to permit a user to replace an endless power-transmitting element without substantially disassembling the axle housing assembly.

Axle assembly for a motorcycle assembly having a pair of driven wheels

A method for replacing an endless power transmitting element in a motorcycle having a rear axle assembly with a pair of driven wheels. The method includes: removing the bearing caps from the carrier structure; disengaging the shafts from the differential assembly; moving the differential assembly away from carrier structure; mounting the endless power transmitting element about the differential assembly and through an opening in the carrier housing; replacing the bearing caps to the carrier structure; and re-engaging the shafts to the differential assembly.

Method for removing or installing endless power transmitting element on a motorcycle assembly

An axle assembly for a motorcycle having a plurality of drive wheels. The axle assembly is configured to permit a user to replace an endless power-transmitting element without substantially disassembling the axle housing assembly. A method for forming the axle assembly and a method for replacing an endless power-transmitting element are also provided.

Axle assembly for a motorcycle having a pair of driven wheels

Motorcycle axle assembly

Carrier housing

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West Bloomfield, MI, United States of America

Andrew P Maguire