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US 4,223,825 AGranted
Method of forming a vehicle axle assembly
AssigneeThe Marmon Group, Inc.
InventorGerald D. Williams
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Abstract
A method of forming a vehicle axle assembly including the steps of coaxially welding a spider having a through opening to a tubular spacer to define a subassembly having a through bore, removing material formed by the welding operation from within the bore, installing the subassembly on an axle beam, and concurrently welding an end of the axle beam and spacer to a spindle.
Claims9
The method of forming a vehicle axle assembly comprising the steps of:
- coaxially welding a spider having a through opening to a tubular spacer to define a subassembly having a through bore;
- removing material formed by the welding operation from within the bore;
- installing the subassembly on an axle beam;
- and
- concurrently welding an end of the axle beam and spacer to a spindle.
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