Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Timothy John Reed

Wayne Uhrick

Troy Smith

Peter Alexander Szpara

Julie Anne Sunstein

The present disclosure relates to pinion assembly preloading systems and methods of operation. Disclosed are systems including a press actuator that applies an axial force against a pinion assembly; a force sensor that measures a reaction force at the pinion assembly; and a method of controlling the press actuator according to a change in the reaction force.

Pinion assembly preloading system

The present disclosure relates to pinion assembly preloading systems. Disclosed are systems including a press actuator configured to apply an axial force against a pinion assembly; a force sensor configured to measure a reaction force at the pinion assembly; and a controller configured to control the press actuator according to a change in the reaction force.

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Timothy John Reed