Abstract: A method for assembling a propshaft assembly. The method can include: providing a tubular member, the tubular member having an annular wall with an inside circumferential surface; pushing a first ram through the tubular member; loading a damper between the first ram and a second ram; twisting the damper between the first and second rams; moving the first and second rams to translate the twisted damper into the tubular member; untwisting the damper in the tubular member; and withdrawing the first and second rams from the tubular member. A machine for assembling a propshaft assembly is also provided.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 13, 2014
Date of Patent:
September 16, 2014
Assignees:
Cardinal Machine Company, American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.
Inventors:
Brian Pennington, Jeremy Clontz, Britten Coleman, Scott Schmidt