Patent ID: 8628449

Claim:
A planetary gear carrier and clutch housing comprising, in combination, a first planet carrier and clutch housing having a first plurality of openings for receiving stub shafts and a second plurality of counterbored openings for receiving hollow dowels, a second planet carrier having a first plurality of openings for receiving stub shafts aligned with said first plurality of openings in said first planet carrier and clutch housing and a second plurality of counterbored openings aligned with said second plurality of counterbored openings in said first planet carrier and clutch housing, a plurality of stub shafts extending between said first pluralities of openings, said stub shafts supporting a needle bearing assembly and a planet gear, a hollow dowel disposed in each of a pair of said second pluralities of counterbored openings and threaded fasteners extending through said hollow dowels and between said first planet carrier and clutch housing and said second planet carrier, a sun gear engaging each of said planet gears, and a ring gear engaging each of said planet gears.