Universal joint assembly

A joint assembly, comprising:

• a first joint member drivingly connected to a second joint member by using one or more third joint members;
• wherein said one or more third joint members have a body portion with one or more trunnions extending outward therefrom;
• one or more bearing cup assemblies having a bearing cup, one or more bearings, and one or more sealing members;
• wherein said bearing cup has a receiving portion extending inward from a first end of said bearing cup;
• wherein said receiving portion in said bearing cup has one or more side surfaces terminating in one or more bottom surfaces;
• wherein at least a portion of said one or more bearings are interposed between an outer surface of said one or more trunnions and said one or more side surfaces of said receiving portion in said bearing cup;
• wherein at least a portion of said one or more sealing members are connected to and/or sealingly engaged with at least a portion of said bearing cup and said outer surface of said one or more trunnions;
• wherein a first end portion of said one or more side surfaces has one or more protruding portions extending inward from said one or side surfaces toward said one or more trunnions of said one or more third joint members;
• wherein at least a portion of said one or more bearings are disposed outboard from and/or are in direct contact with at least a portion of said one or more protruding portions of said one or more side surfaces;
• and
• wherein said one or more protruding portions of said one or more side surfaces of said receiving portion in said bearing cup have a plurality of receiving portion threads that are complementary to and selectively engagable with a plurality of sealing member threads on a support portion of said one or more sealing members.