Patent ID: 6598305
Filing Date: 2003-07-29
Classification: G01B,Y10S

Abstract:
A combination pinion spline size and length for a drive pinion shaft, said drive pinion shaft including a pinion gear member and a stem member extending from said pinion gear member, and a spline portion having a length and provided with elongated radially extending splines integrally formed on said stem member, said combination gage comprising:a substantially cylindrical gage spacer adapted to be inserted over a stem of said drive pinion shaft, said gage spacer having a first end face abutting a thrust face of said pinion gear member and a second end face opposite to said first end face; a spline gage ring for gauging size of said splines of said drive pinion shaft, said spline gage ring having a central gauging bore formed by a set gauging teeth, said spline gage ring further having a gage surface; and a gage pin slidably supported by said spline ring gage and abutting said second end face of said gage spacer when gauging said splines, wherein position of said gage pin relative to said gage surface of said spline gage ring is indicative to said length of said spline portion.