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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 1998
Filed:
Apr. 01, 1996
James A Duggan, Temperance, MI (US);
Ray A Gall, Toledo, OH (US);
Dana Corporation, Toledo, OH (US);
Abstract
A universal joint assembly includes a yoke having an arm with an opening formed therethrough. A bearing cup is mounted on an outwardly extending trunnion of a cross. The bearing cup includes an outer circumferential surface and an end surface. The circumferential surface is received within the yoke arm opening. A retainer clip includes a base portion secured to the yoke arm and an end portion extending over a portion of the end surface of the bearing cup. A retainer element is placed between the end portion of the retainer clip and the end surface of the bearing cup to provide an interference fit to prevent the bearing cup from rotating relative to the yoke arm. If desired, a depression can be formed in the end surface of the bearing cup to seat the retainer element.