American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.

Tony Pistagnesi

Jeffrey Lee Kincaid

Neil John Whyte

Michal Drwiega

Stephen Pillen

Paul Noble

A method for operating a vehicle having an all-wheel drive driveline with a disconnecting drive unit. The method conditions changing the operational state of the all-wheel drive driveline from a connected state to a disconnected state based in part on an operational state of a vehicle torque converter.

Method for controlling a vehicle having an all-wheel drive driveline with a disconnecting drive unit

A drivetrain component is provided that may include a housing, a component, a cover and a pair of bearings. The housing may define an internal cavity and a pair of bearing bulkheads. The component may be received in the internal cavity. The cover may be coupled to the housing and may close a side of the internal cavity. The cover may include a pair of bearing caps. Each of the bearing caps may be mounted to a corresponding one of the bearing bulkheads. The pair of bearings may be received on the component. Each bearing may be engaged to an associated one of the bearing bulkheads and an associated one of the bearing caps.

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Belle River, Canada

Tony Pistagnesi