An axle assembly having a bearing adjuster mechanism

An axle assembly having a housing, a bearing, and a bearing adjuster mechanism. The bearing adjuster mechanism may include an adjuster ring (22) and a lock ring (24). The adjuster ring (22) may have a set of teeth and exert a preload force upon the bearing. The lock ring (24) may include a lock tab...

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Hauptverfasser: Wagle, Larry P, Kwasniewski, Dale L, Nayak, Sreenivasa
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:An axle assembly having a housing, a bearing, and a bearing adjuster mechanism. The bearing adjuster mechanism may include an adjuster ring (22) and a lock ring (24). The adjuster ring (22) may have a set of teeth and exert a preload force upon the bearing. The lock ring (24) may include a lock tab portion (122) that extends between two teeth and engages a lock ring positioning feature (42) disposed on the housing to inhibit rotation of the adjuster ring.