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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2007
Francis John Brasile, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Ernest Besler, Troy, MI (US);
Sarvesh S. Agrawal, Oakland Township, MI (US);
Jihong Guo, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Francis John Brasile, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Ernest Besler, Troy, MI (US);
Sarvesh S. Agrawal, Oakland Township, MI (US);
Jihong Guo, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A differential and axle assembly for an automotive vehicle driveline is disclosed. The assembly includes a differential drive pinion and a drive pinion shaft, the drive pinion shaft being splined to a drive pinion shaft flange. Axial and radial dimensional runout is minimized by spaced, front and rear pilot surfaces at axially spaced ends of the splines for the drive pinion shaft and the drive pinion flange.