Wheel end assembly

Details Wheel end assembly Wheel end assembly

1997-07-17

1999-11-30

Dayoan, D. Glenn

Land vehicles: wheels and axles

Wheel

Device for attaching wheel to axle

301126, 3011051, 301131, 384 13, 384 93, 384 94, 384462, 384477, 2989807, 29898062, B60B 2706

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059929430

ABSTRACT:
A wheel mount for a wheel comprises a spindle, a hub for surrounding the spindle and a bearing assembly interposed between the spindle and the hub. The spindle extends from an end of an axle of a vehicle and has a generally decreasing diameter from its proximal end to its distal end. The spindle is provided with a pair of lands near the ends of the spindle for receiving bearings, and has bearing retainers near the respective ends also, the distal retainer being removably attached. These inboard and outboard bearing retainers define an axial bearing space. The hub has a central aperture with an inboard land and an outboard land provided on an internal surface of the central aperture, also for receiving bearings. The bearing assembly comprises an inboard bearing and an outboard bearing in spaced apart relationship within the axial bearing space. The inboard bearing has an internal diameter larger than the internal diameter of the outboard bearing. The bearing assembly further has a conical shim placed in frictional fit between the cone portions of the inboard and outboard bearings and holding the respective bearings in the spaced apart relationship.

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