Patent ID: 6569053
Filing Date: 2003-05-27
Classification: F16C,F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
A drive axle assembly comprising:an axle housing having a cavity; a differential case disposed within said cavity; a ring gear supported on said differential case; a pinion cage eccentrically supporting a driveshaft with a pinion rotatable about a first axis, said pinion cage rotatable relative to said axle housing between first and second positions in which said first axis is spaced from said ring gear first and second distances respectively and secured to said axle housing in one of said positions to change a gear mounting distance and a pinion offset; and said ring gear rotatable about a second axis transverse to said first axis, said first and second axes nonintersecting in said first position, and said first and second axes intersecting in said second position to provide a zero pinion offset.