Patent ID: 6736418
Filing Date: 2004-05-18
Classification: B60G,B62D,F16C

Abstract:
A bearing assembly of a wheel end for a motor vehicle comprising:a steering knuckle including a body, having an inner wall formed therethrough to define a center bore of the body, the inner wall having an inboard outer raceway and an outboard outer raceway formed thereon; a hub including a flange and a hub shaft having inboard and outboard ends, the flange extending from the hub shaft at the outboard end, the hub shaft being disposed in the center bore of the knuckle, the hub shaft having a first raceway formed thereon adjacent the outboard end of the hub shaft, the first raceway being configured to cooperate with the outboard outer raceway of the steering knuckle to house bearings, the hub shaft having a stepped boss formed thereon adjacent the inboard end of the hub shaft; and an inner race disposed in the stepped boss, the inner race having a second raceway formed thereon adjacent the inboard end of the hub shaft and configured to cooperate with the inboard outer raceway of the steering knuckle to house bearings.