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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2008
Filed:
May. 03, 2006
Austin R Gerding, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Salvatore N Grupido, Rochester, MI (US);
Marc M Menosky, Burt, MI (US);
Thomas J Oldenburg, Swartz Creek, MI (US);
Austin R Gerding, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Salvatore N Grupido, Rochester, MI (US);
Marc M Menosky, Burt, MI (US);
Thomas J Oldenburg, Swartz Creek, MI (US);
American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc., Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A drivetrain that includes a drivetrain component, a flange structure, a yoke flange, a female guide portion and a male guide portion. The drivetrain component has a shaft that is rotatable about an axis. The flange structure is fixedly but removably coupled to the shaft. The female guide portion is directly coupled to one of the shaft and the yoke flange. The male guide portion is directly coupled to the other one of the shaft and the yoke flange. The male guide portion engages the female guide portion to thereby align the yoke flange to the axis. The yoke flange and the flange structure are fixedly but removably coupled to one another. A method of fabricating a drivetrain is also provided.