Patent ID: 6827649
Filing Date: 2004-12-07
Classification: F16C,F16D

Abstract:
A universal joint comprising:a yoke including a leg having an aperture extending therethrough; a cruciform having a trunnion, said trunnion including a substantially cylindrical portion having an end face and a lubricant passage extending at least partially through said trunnion in communication with said end face; a bearing rotatably positioned on said substantially cylindrical portion; and a thrust washer having a substantially planar disk segment and a prong protruding from said disk segment, said disk segment engaging said end face of said trunnion, said prong engaging an inner surface of said lubricant passage to retain said bearing on said trunnion, said prong including a substantially hollow cylinder having a sidewall and an end wall with at least one aperture extending through said end wall to allow lubricant to flow through said substantially hollow cylinder.