Patent ID: 6827359
Filing Date: 2004-12-07
Classification: B62D,F16C

Abstract:
A steering knuckle assembly comprising:an axle beam having an end with spaced apart first and second surfaces and a hole extending therebetween; a knuckle having spaced apart first and second cavities with first and second bores respectively adjacent said first and second surfaces; a pin assembly including a pin disposed in said hole with first and second ends respectively disposed within said first and second cavities securing said knuckle to said axle beam end; first and second roller bearing assemblies respectively disposed within said first and second bores and about said pin, and respectively engaging said first and second surfaces; and wherein one of said cavities includes a shoulder provided by said knuckle, said shoulder extending inwardly from a wall of said one of said cavities transverse to an axis of said pin, one of said pin ends engaging and axially located by said shoulder, one of said bearing assemblies arranged between said shoulder and one of said first and second surfaces.