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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2012
David C. Johnson, Lapeer, MI (US);
James W. Platt, New Haven, IN (US);
Chane E. Myers, Maumee, OH (US);
Harold W. Seeds, Irapuato, MX;
Andrew P. Maguire, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Manoj V. Bhandiwad, White Lake, MI (US);
David C. Johnson, Lapeer, MI (US);
James W. Platt, New Haven, IN (US);
Chane E. Myers, Maumee, OH (US);
Harold W. Seeds, Irapuato, MX;
Andrew P. Maguire, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Manoj V. Bhandiwad, White Lake, MI (US);
American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc., Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A method for replacing an endless power transmitting element in a motorcycle having a rear axle assembly with a pair of driven wheels. The method includes: removing the bearing caps from the carrier structure; disengaging the shafts from the differential assembly; moving the differential assembly away from carrier structure; mounting the endless power transmitting element about the differential assembly and through an opening in the carrier housing; replacing the bearing caps to the carrier structure; and re-engaging the shafts to the differential assembly.