Patent ID: 8918974
Filing Date: 2014-12-30
Classification: B60B,B62D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for adjusting axle alignment, the axle including two portions connected by a plurality of positioning elements and a plurality of fastening elements, comprising the steps of: removing the plurality of fastening elements; applying a torque to one or more positioning elements so as to cause the positioning elements to push apart the two portions of the axle; selecting a position of a pair of non-parallel shims relative to the two portions of the axle so as to provide the desired axle alignment, wherein each shim defines a plurality of apertures positioned circumferentially about the shim, said selecting step comprising removing the pair of non-parallel shims from between the two portions of the axle while leaving the two portions of the axle connected by the positioning elements; inserting the plurality of fastening elements through the axle portions and through the plurality of apertures defined by the shims; and, applying a torque to at least one of the positioning elements or at least one of the fastening elements, or both, to pull together the two portions of the axle.