Spindle sleeve with retainer for vehicle wheel adjustment

An apparatus for a vehicle, comprising:

• an axle, wherein the axle has an axis;
• a spindle sleeve with a spindle sleeve inner surface axis that is coaxial with the axis of the axle, wherein the spindle sleeve has a spindle sleeve outer surface axis that is not coaxial with the axis of the axle, wherein the spindle sleeve has an inner surface and an outer surface;
• a sleeve washer;
• a bearing that has an inner race and an outer race, wherein the bearing has a roller that is disposed between the inner race and the outer race, wherein the inner race has an inner surface and a front surface, wherein the front surface is located forward of the inner surface in a lateral direction, wherein the inner race has a curved surface that extends from the front surface to the inner surface, wherein the sleeve washer engages the front surface;
• a metal retainer that engages the spindle sleeve and the curved surface;
• wherein the axle has a keyway, and wherein the sleeve washer has a keyway tab;
• a retaining nut in selective rotating communication with the sleeve washer such that rotation of the retaining nut is communicated to the sleeve washer to cause the spindle sleeve to rotate relative to the axle when the retaining nut is in rotating communication with the sleeve washer, wherein rotation of the retaining nut is not communicated to the sleeve washer to cause the spindle sleeve to rotate relative to the axle when the retaining nut is not in rotating communication with the sleeve washer;
• and
• a snap ring that engages the retaining nut when the retaining nut is in rotating communication with the sleeve washer, wherein the retaining nut has a groove into which the snap ring is disposed when the snap ring engages the retaining nut, wherein the snap ring has a snap ring engagement tab, wherein the retaining nut defines a plurality of snap ring apertures, wherein the snap ring engagement tab is disposed through one of the plurality of snap ring apertures.