Patent ID: 8262110
Filing Date: 2012-09-11
Classification: B62D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An idler arm assembly employed in a steering assembly of a vehicle having a body, the idler arm assembly comprising: an idler housing configured to mount to the body and including a bore extending therethrough; a pivot shaft mounted in the bore and being rotatable and telescopically slidable in the bore, the pivot shaft having a cavity at a first end and an opposed second end; an idler arm having a first end supported by the second end of the pivot shaft and a second end that is configured to support a portion of the steering assembly; a ball stud having a ball end secured in the cavity and supporting the pivot shaft in the telescopically slidable direction, and a shank having threads thereon; and a threaded cap secured to the idler housing and being threadably engaged with the threads on the shank, whereby rotation of the threads relative to the threaded cap will telescopically slide the pivot shaft relative to the idler housing.