System for shielding a tone ring in a vehicle axle

A tone ring assembly system for a vehicle axle, comprising:

• a ring cover having a central aperture;
• a tone ring positioned adjacent to a first side of the ring cover, the tone ring including a central aperture and a plurality of teeth circumscribing an outer surface;
• a hollow cylindrical adjuster fitting through the central aperture of the ring cover and the central aperture of the tone ring;
• and
• a tone ring shield positioned adjacent to a first side of the tone ring, the tone ring shield including:
• a ring cap with a central aperture;
• a plurality of snap-fit arms positioned on a second side of the ring cap;
• a plurality of pilot tabs positioned on the second side of the ring cap, where the plurality of pilot tabs and the plurality of snap-fit arms are arranged in concentric circles;
• and
• a plurality of molding slides circularly arranged on a first side of the ring cap,
• where the second side of the ring cap of the tone ring shield is directly coupled to the tone ring via the plurality of snap-fit arms and the plurality of pilot tabs.

A tone ring shield for a vehicle axle, comprising:

• a ring cap having a central aperture;
• a plurality of molding slides arranged circularly on a first side of the ring cap, each molding slide allowing a passage for oil flow;
• a plurality of snap-fit arms positioned on a second side of the ring cap, each snap-fit arm inserted into a corresponding groove of a plurality of grooves;
• and
• a plurality of pilot tabs positioned on the second side of the ring cap, each pilot tab located outside of the corresponding groove of the plurality of grooves,
• wherein the plurality of pilot tabs and the plurality of snap-fit arms are arranged in concentric circles with the plurality of snap-fit arms forming an outer circle and the plurality of pilot tabs forming an inner circle, where each pilot tab of the plurality of pilot tabs is positioned behind a corresponding snap-fit arm of the plurality of snap-fit arms, and where the plurality of pilot tabs and the plurality of snap-fit arms are jointly configured to couple to a tone ring.