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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2004
Norman E Jolliff, Salem, IN (US);
Richard T Ruebusch, New Albany, IN (US);
Gordon C Dowen, Salem, IN (US);
Gary G. Twaddle, Salem, IN (US);
Norman E Jolliff, Salem, IN (US);
Richard T Ruebusch, New Albany, IN (US);
Gordon C Dowen, Salem, IN (US);
Gary G. Twaddle, Salem, IN (US);
Tecumseh Products Company, Tecumseh, MI (US);
Abstract
A method of manufacturing a plurality of left hand control hydrostatic transaxles and a plurality of right hand controlled hydrostatic transaxles. The method includes the steps of: providing a plurality of substantially identical axle modules; providing a plurality of left hand controlled hydrostatic transmission modules adapted to connect to respective axle modules to form left hand controlled hydrostatic transaxles, and a plurality of right hand controlled hydrostatic transmission modules adapted to connect to respective axle modules to form right hand controlled hydrostatic transaxles; attaching the plurality of left hand controlled hydrostatic transmission modules to a first quantity of the plurality of substantially identical axle modules to form a plurality of left hand controlled hydrostatic transaxles; and attaching the plurality of right hand controlled hydrostatic transmission modules to a second quantity of the plurality of substantially identical axle modules to form a plurality of right hand controlled hydrostatic transaxles. In one form of the invention, the transmission module is aligned with the axle module by piloting the output means of the motor of a hydrostatic transmission module to the input drive of a reduction gear train of the transmission module.