Patent ID: 8438732

Claim:
A method of assembling a differential gear set, the method comprising: installing a first bushing into a bushing receptor formed in a side wall of a carrier; installing a second bushing into a bushing receptor formed in the side wall of the carrier; inserting a first planet gear into an interior portion of the carrier, the first planet gear including a first planet gear shaft and a first plurality of planet gear teeth; guiding the first planet gear shaft into the first bushing; inserting a second planet gear into the interior portion of the carrier, the second planet gear including a second planet gear shaft and a second plurality of planet gear teeth; guiding the second planet gear shaft into the second bushing; inserting a third planet gear into the interior portion of the carrier, the third planet gear including a third planet gear shaft and a third plurality of planet gear teeth; passing the third planet gear shaft into a third bushing receptor formed in the side wall of the carrier; inserting a fourth plant gear into the interior portion of the housing, the fourth planet gear including a fourth planet gear shaft and a fourth plurality of planet gear teeth; passing the fourth planet gear shaft into a fourth bushing receptor formed in the side wall of the housing; and installing a third bushing into the third bushing receptor about the third planet gear shaft and a fourth bushing into the fourth bushing receptor about the fourth planet gear shaft to establish a differential gear set.