American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.

Manoj Venkatesh Bhandiwad

Andrew P Maguire

Chane E Myers

James Winston Platt

David Charles Johnson

Harold Wayne Seeds

Harold W Seeds

Jeffrey Lee Kincaid

Kenneth G Kraft

Jeffrey Lee Kincad

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

An adjustable tie rod assembly having a rod member and a knuckle assembly. The knuckle assembly includes a housing and an annular connector. The housing has a stem member and a bore with a longitudinal axis that is skewed to a longitudinal axis of the stem member. The annular connector is disposed in the bore in the housing. The annular connector pivotably couples the first end of the rod member to the housing. The first stem member has an engagement portion that is adapted to be secured to a relay rod.

Tie rod assembly designed for automated toe set

A pitman arm incorporates a preloaded pivot joint that has a stud that rotates and angulates. The preloaded pivot joint is designed so that different internal components transfer the respective lateral loads, axial compression loads and angulation loads of the stud.

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White Lake, MI, United States of America

Manoj Venkatesh Bhandiwad