Patent ID: 8573846

Claim:
A bearing arrangement for an extendable axle of an agricultural harvester, the axle comprising an outer axle member ( 142 , 144 ) and an extendable axle member ( 146 , 148 ) telescopically supported in the outer axle member ( 142 , 144 ), the bearing arrangement comprising: a first member ( 214 , 216 ) that is wedged between the outer axle member ( 142 , 144 ) and the extendable axle member ( 146 , 148 ); a first bolt ( 300 ) passing through a first clearance hole ( 302 ) in a first sidewall ( 304 ) of the outer axle member ( 142 , 144 ) and threadedly engaged with the first member ( 216 ); a second member ( 214 ) that is wedged between the outer axle member ( 142 , 144 ) and the extendable axle member ( 144 , 146 ); and a second bolt ( 320 ) that passes through a second clearance hole in a second sidewall ( 312 ) of the outer axle member ( 142 , 144 ) and is threadedly engaged with the second member ( 214 ), wherein the outer axle member ( 142 , 144 ) has a first planar surface ( 212 ), wherein the first member and the second member each has a planar surface that rests on the first planar surface ( 212 ) of the outer axle member ( 142 , 144 ) and is coplanar therewith.