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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2017
American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc., Detroit, MI (US);
Justin Sieferd, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
Ryan M. Clark, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Matthew Haggard, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Randy K. Wolin, LaSalle, CA;
Jeffrey L. Gerstenberger, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING, INC., Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
An axle assembly can include a housing, differential assembly in the housing, drain plug, cover, and gasket. The housing can include a main flange having threaded bores. A bottom threaded bore can extend through the main flange to be in fluid communication with a housing interior. The plug can include a shaft and a head. The shaft can threadably engage the drain bore. The cover can include a cover flange. The head of the drain plug can overlap the cover flange. The gasket can include a seal portion in sealing contact with the flanges, a standoff, and a fastener seal member. The shaft can extend through the standoff. The standoff can be a rigid material disposed between the flanges and can extend radially outward of the drain bore. The fastener seal member can be a resilient material in sealing contact with the standoff and the drain plug.