American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.

David Charles Johnson

James Winston Platt

Manoj Venkatesh Bhandiwad

Andrew P Maguire

Chane E Myers

Harold Wayne Seeds

Gregory Joseph Hilker

Kevin Ray Beutler

Jeffrey Eugene Rea

James P Borowiak

Rajendra D Patil

An axle assembly having a heat sink coupled to an axle housing assembly for ejecting heat from the axle assembly. The heat sink includes an air channel having a body coupled to the carrier housing assembly such that heat is conducted from the carrier housing assembly to the body of the air channel and an air passage formed in the body and having an open leading end and an open trailing end, the leading end being positioned relative to the carrier housing assembly to permit air flowing over the axle assembly when the axle assembly is in use to be received into the air passage such that heat is conducted from the body to the air flowing through the air passage, and the trailing end being positioned relative to the carrier housing assembly to permit air received in the air passage to be expelled through the trailing end.

Axle assembly with axle housing assembly having air scoops for cooling

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

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Lapeer, MI, United States of America

David Charles Johnson