Patent ID: 8062165

Claim:
An outer race and thrust washer assembly for a pinion gear of a planetary gear assembly comprising: a circular disc having a plurality of radial corrugations having raised and recessed portions, a recessed circular region having an outer diameter, a center opening defining a first diameter, and a plurality of lubrication ports, wherein said center opening extends through said circular disc, said recessed circular region is disposed concentric with said center opening, said radial corrugations extend radially from said outer diameter of said recessed circular region and said plurality of lubrication ports are disposed proximate said outer diameter of said recessed circular region, and a cylindrical body portion extending from said circular disc having a first end fixed to the circular disc, a second end opposite the first end, an inside surface extending between said first end and said second end, and an inside diameter larger than said first diameter of said center opening, wherein the inside surface has a curved shape extending from said first end to said second end; and wherein said cylindrical body portion has a length approximately half the axial thickness of the pinion gear.