Abstract: A power transmitting component that includes a housing, a case, a bearing, a bearing adjuster, and a retaining member. The housing defines a bearing bulkhead and an aperture, the aperture being disposed about a first axis. A pinion is coupled to the housing for rotation about a second axis that is not coincident with the first axis. A ring gear is coupled to the differential case and is meshed with the pinion. A bearing supports the case for rotation relative to the housing about the first axis. A bearing adjuster is disposed within the aperture and abuts the bearing. The retaining member is formed of a polymeric material and couples the bearing adjuster to the bearing bulkhead such that the bearing adjuster is non-rotatably and axially fixed to the housing and a preload is applied to the bearing in a direction along the first axis.

Abstract: A method of making a bevel gear system. The method may include selecting a member of the first set of side gears and a member of the second set of side gears corresponding to a desired gear ratio. The selected first side gear may have a different number of teeth than a selected second side gear.

Abstract: An axle assembly having a carrier housing, a pair of axle tubes, a differential case, a pair of differential bearings and a pair of bearing adjusters. The carrier housing includes a cavity, which is configured to receive the differential case, and a pair of axle tubes that are mounted to the carrier housing. The differential case includes bearing bores into which the outer races of the differential bearings are received. The bearing adjusters are threaded to the carrier housing and support the differential bearings on a side opposite the differential case.

Abstract: In order to improve a seizure resistance as well as restricting of a dispersion of a rotation torque, surface roughness of a large diameter side end face (4A) of a tapered roller (4) is defined as a value satisfying both the following conditional expressions (1) and (2). 0.04 ?m?Ra(r)?0.1 ?m??(1) 0.8?Ra(r)/Ra(c)?1.1??(2) where, Ra(r) is an arithmetic average of roughness in a radial direction on the large diameter side end face of the tapered roller, and Ra(c) is an arithmetic average of roughness in a peripheral direction on the large diameter side end face of the tapered roller.

Abstract: A differential axle assembly includes an axle housing having a pair of opposed openings. A differential gear set includes a pair of side gears. Each of the side gears are supported within one of the opposed openings. A plurality of pinion gears engage the side gears. A hypoid ring gear is rotatably supported within the axle housing and a pinion shaft is supported by the hypoid ring gear. The pinion shaft supports the pinion gears in engagement with the side gears. The hypoid ring gear includes a cylindrical inner diameter having a pair of axially spaced inwardly facing annular surfaces and the axle housing includes a pair of axially spaced outwardly facing annular surfaces. The hypoid ring gear is rotatably supported within the axle housing by a pair of roller bearings positioned between the annular surfaces.

Abstract: A differential gear for distribution of torque between a forward driven wheel shaft and a rear driven wheel shaft on a vehicle in which the rear wheel shaft can be raised has an input shaft (3) which via differential pinions (6) is in engagement with a rear differential wheel (7) connected to an output shaft (4). The input shaft (3) and the rear differential wheel (7) are mutually supported via a bearing (15) which transmits axial forces between them. This bearing is fitted with preloading to eliminate axial play.