Patent ID: 7410440
Filing Date: 2008-08-12
Classification: B60B,B60K,F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for converting a non-driven tag axle system to a driven axle system, comprising: providing a tag axle system and a driven axle system of a tandem axle system, said driven axle system being connected to a rotatably driven shaft; removing said tag axle system from a rear position on a vehicle frame; mounting a differential assembly within said tag axle system; connecting a first axle shaft and a second axle shaft to said differential assembly; removing said driven axle system from a front position in said vehicle frame; installing said tag axle system, including said differential assembly and said axle shafts, into said front position in said vehicle frame and attaching said differential assembly to said drive shaft; and installing said driven axle system into said rear position on said vehicle frame and connecting said driven axle system to said differential assembly of said tag axle system.