Vehicle wheel bearing

A vehicle wheel bearing assembly comprising:

• a) a vehicle knuckle member which has a bore, which has a substantially-outboard-facing surface and a substantially-inboard-facing surface;
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• b) a vehicle wheel bearing having:
• (1) a monolithic, non-rotatable shaft which includes an outboard inner race and a shoulder, wherein the shaft is disposed in the bore, wherein the shoulder abuts the substantially-outboard-facing surface, and wherein the shaft is attached to the vehicle knuckle member against the substantially-inboard-facing surface;
• (2) an inboard inner race;
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• (3) a monolithic, rotatable outer race assembly which surrounds the shaft and which includes an outboard outer race and an inboard outer race.

A vehicle wheel bearing comprising;

• (a) a vehicle-wheel-bearing shaft having an inner race;
• (b) a vehicle-wheel-bearing outer race assembly which has an outer race and which is disposed radially outwardly apart from the shaft creating a bearing cavity, wherein the bearing cavity has a substantially-circular outboard opening;
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• (c) an end cap which is attached to the outer race assembly and which has a portion covering the outboard opening, wherein the portion is at least partially disposed in the bearing cavity, and wherein the portion has a substantially toroidal shape.

A vehicle wheel bearing comprising;

• (a) a vehicle-wheel-bearing non-rotatable shaft having an inner race;
• (b) a vehicle-wheel-bearing rotatable outer race assembly which includes an outer race and which is disposed radially outwardly apart from the shaft creating a bearing cavity, wherein the bearing cavity has a substantially-circular inboard opening;
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• (c) an inboard seal having a member attached to the outer race assembly, wherein the member has a first portion substantially covering the inboard opening and has a second portion extending radially outwardly of the outer race assembly, and wherein the second portion defines a target ring for an anti-lock-braking-system speed sensor.

A vehicle wheel bearing comprising;

• (a) a vehicle-wheel-bearing non-rotatable shaft having an inner race;
• (b) a vehicle-wheel-bearing rotatable outer race assembly which has an outer race and which is disposed radially outwardly apart from the shaft creating a bearing cavity, wherein the bearing cavity has a substantially-circular outboard opening;
• (c) an anti-lock-braking-system (ABS) speed sensor which is disposed in the bearing cavity and which is attached to the shaft proximate the outboard opening;
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• (d) a target ring which is disposed in the bearing cavity, which is attached to the outer race assembly, and which has a portion disposed to be sensed by the ABS speed sensor.