Patent ID: 9714681
Date: 2017-07-25
CPC Classifications: F16B,F16D,Y10T

Claim:
1. A method of assembling a shaft assembly, the shaft assembly including a shaft defining a longitudinal axis and including a groove in an outer circumferential surface, the method comprising: positioning a hub relative to the shaft; positioning a retaining ring in the groove of the shaft and adjacent to the hub, the retaining ring including an annular body that has a first end spaced apart from a second end and defines an opening with an inner diameter, the first end including a first aperture and the second end including a second aperture; and inserting a first portion of a retaining member through the first aperture and a second portion of the retaining member through the second aperture, the first portion connected to the second portion through an intermediate portion of the retaining member; and deforming at least one of the first portion or the second portion to secure the retaining member relative to the retaining ring.