In one aspect, a retainer cap for a rolling element shaft assembly having a yoke (12), a solid shaft (14), and a tubular shaft (20) is provided. The retainer cap (16) includes a body having a first end, a second end, an outer surface, and an inner surface defining an internal cavity (46) to receive the tubular shaft, an axial end surface disposed at the first end and defining a first opening to receive the solid shaft, and a second opening defined in the body second end to receive the tubular shaft after insertion through the first opening. The retainer cap further includes a first tab extending from the axial end surface into the internal cavity, and a second tab extending from the axial end surface into the internal cavity.
Retainer cap for shaft assembly
2015-06-17
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B62D MOTOR VEHICLES , Motorfahrzeuge |