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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 1998
Filed:
Nov. 21, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jeffrey L Kincaid, Clarkston, MI (US);
Brian A Mattila, Fenton, MI (US);
Thomas J Miller, Alden, NY (US);
Kenneth G Kraft, Warren, MI (US);
Assignee:
American Axle & Manufacturing, Detroit, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
403135 ; 403122 ; 403137 ; 29437 ; 29509 ;
Abstract
A preloaded pivot joint has a threaded ball seat that is screwed into an open end of the joint housing to adjust the axial load on the ball stud and consequent torque characteristics. The adjusted position of the ball seat is then maintained by swaging the joint housing inwardly to engage a hexagonal portion of the ball seat that is used to screw the ball seat into the housing.