Spacer For A Driveshaft Assembly

A driveshaft assembly for use in a vehicle. The driveshaft assembly has a tubular shaft having a first receiving end portion with a hollow interior and a driveshaft end having an insert end portion with a main insert portion, a spacer mounting seat and a spacer catch surface extending therebetween....

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Hauptverfasser: O'Neil, Thomas M, Dutkiewicz, Jeffrey A, Smith, Johnny N
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A driveshaft assembly for use in a vehicle. The driveshaft assembly has a tubular shaft having a first receiving end portion with a hollow interior and a driveshaft end having an insert end portion with a main insert portion, a spacer mounting seat and a spacer catch surface extending therebetween. The main insert portion has a diameter greater than a diameter of the spacer mounting seat. A spacer a first end portion with a first opening, a center portion with a wall portion, and a second end portion with a lip portion having a second opening and a transition portion. The second opening has an inner diameter that is less than an inner diameter of said first opening. A terminal surface defining the second opening is disposed radially outboard from the spacer mounting seat and a portion of the lip portion extends substantially perpendicular to the wall portion.