Patent ID: 8430788

Claim:
A flexpin assembly for installation on a carrier wall of an epicyclic gear system, said flexpin assembly comprising: a flexpin having a base and a head and a shank between the base and the head, the base being configured for securement to a carrier wall and the head having an end face; a sleeve having a mounting segment fitted firmly over the head of the flexpin and beyond the mounting segment surrounding the shank of the flexpin where it is spaced from the shank so that the flexpin may flex with respect to the sleeve, the sleeve being provided with an inner raceway and also having an end face; rolling elements surrounding the raceway on the sleeve for supporting a planet pinion on the sleeve; a rib ring on the sleeve where it projects outwardly beyond the raceway, with the rolling elements being against the rib ring, the rib ring having a plate-like web extended over the end faces of the flexpin and sleeve to retain the sleeve on the flexpin; and a threaded element passing through the web and securing the rib ring to the flexpin such that the web retains the sleeve on the flexpin, the threaded element upon removal permitting the rib ring and sleeve to be detached from the flexpin for servicing the sleeve and rolling elements.