Abstract: An integral yoke/slinger assembly replaces a conventional two-piece design. The integral yoke/slinger arrangement provides a new and improved shaft seal particularly adapted for use in yoke and flange arrangement exposed to a heavy concentration of air entrained foreign material, whereby a more efficient and economical method for manufacturing and assembling a yoke, slinger and seal arrangement for a drive axle system is provided.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 28, 1999
Date of Patent:
November 6, 2001
Assignee:
Spricer Technologies, Inc.
Inventors:
Steven Daniel McKeeby, Dale Lee Kwasniewski, Michael Anthony Chamberlin