Motor vehicles – Having four wheels driven – With manually operated means for disengaging drive to one or...
Patent
1994-06-24
1995-07-04
Hill, Mitchell J.
Motor vehicles
Having four wheels driven
With manually operated means for disengaging drive to one or...
294011, 192 67R, 403 1, B60B 2700
Patent
active
054292042
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and a method for converting a four wheel drive motor vehicle having a non-freewheeling rear axle assembly to a vehicle having rear axle freewheeling capability. The rear axle shafts of the vehicle are replaced with other axle shafts having splined inner and outer shaft ends. The rear hubs are replaced with freewheeling replacement hubs and locking hubs are installed over the splined outer shaft ends of the replacement shafts and adjacent to the freewheeling replacement hubs.
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Hill Mitchell J.
Lampe Thomas R.
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