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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Michael Vito Catania, Clarkston, MI (US);
Assignee:
Meritor Suspension Systems Company, Troy, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 7/00 ; B60P 7/00 ; B62D 7/00 ; B25G 3/00 ; B25G 3/20 ; F16B 2/100 ; F16B 3/922 ; F16B 1/306 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 7/00 ; B60P 7/00 ; B62D 7/00 ; B25G 3/00 ; B25G 3/20 ; F16B 2/100 ; F16B 3/922 ; F16B 1/306 ;
Abstract
An expandable insert secures a linkage bolt to the ends of a stabilizer bar. The insert comprises a cylindrical body portion, a cap, and an aperture. The insert is placed in the end of a stabilizer bar. As the linking bolt is torqued within the aperture of the insert, the threads of the linking bolt penetrate the insert. The torquing expands the insert outwardly towards the interior surface of the stabilizer bar, anchoring the insert inside the stabilizer bar and securing the linkage bolt to the end of the stabilizer bar.