Stamped metal differential for a motor vehicle drivetrain

A method of constructing a differential for a motor vehicle drivetrain, the differential configured for driving a first axle and a second axle about a center axis and for allowing the first axle and the second axle to rotate about the center axis at different speeds, the method comprising:

• stamping plates;
• non-rotatably fixing the stamped plates to a ring gear to form a carrier, the stamped plates encasing a first side gear, a second side gear, support pins and spider gears,
• the ring gear configured for receiving a power input;
• the first side gear being on a first side of the differential and configured for being drivingly connected to the first axle to transmit power to the first axle for driving a first wheel of the motor vehicle drivetrain,
• the second side gear being on a second side of the differential and configured for being drivingly connected to the second axle to transmit power to the first axle for driving a second wheel of the motor vehicle drivetrain,
• the support pins being non-rotatably fixed to the ring gear,
• the spider gears being rotatably mounted on the support pins and positioned between the first side gear and the second side gear, each of the spider gears intermeshing with both the first side gear and the second side gear to transmit power from the support pins to the first side gear and the second side gear,
• the stamped plates being non-rotatably fixed to the ring gear and configured for transmitting power from the ring gear to the support pins.