Patent ID: 7757648

Claim:
A switchable valve train member comprising: a body including a wall, the wall having an inner surface, the wall defining at least one pin receiving feature therein, the at least one pin receiving feature includes an edge; a pin housing including an outer surface, the pin housing defining a radially directed pin bore therein, the pin housing is disposed within the body such that at least a portion of the outer surface is adjacent to at least a portion of the inner surface of the wall of the body; a locking member disposed in the pin housing in an unlocked position, the locking member being selectively disposed in the pin housing and the at least one pin receiving feature defined in the body in a locked position; and a positioning member connected to the body and the pin housing, the positioning member setting the axial position of the body relative to the pin housing to thereby establish a gap between the locking member and the edge of the at least one pin receiving feature in the locked position, wherein when the locking member is positioned in the locked position the pin housing is secured to the body to prevent relative movement there between, and when the locking member is in the unlocked position the pin housing is permitted to move relative to the body.