Patent ID: 6851688

Claim:
Apparatus for use in a motor vehicle, comprising: a first steering link having a first socket at an end thereof; a second steering link having a second socket at an end thereof; a steering knuckle having a spindle for supporting a wheel for rotation and a steering arm having a through hole, the through hole comprising a first tapered portion oriented toward a first side of the steering arm and a second tapered portion oriented toward a second side of the steering arm; and a stud passing through the through hole in the steering arm and defining a link attachment axis, the stud comprising a first stud portion and a second stud portion, the first stud portion comprising a first ball portion disposed adjacent the first side of the steering arm and received in said first socket for pivotal movement of said first link relative to said first ball portion and a first shank portion extending front the first ball portion, the first shank portion having a conical portion engaging the first tapered portion of the through hole, end the second stud portion comprising a second ball portion disposed adjacent the second side of the steering arm and received in said second socket for pivotal movement of said second link relative to said second ball portion and a second shank portion extending from the second bail portion, the second shank portion having a conical portion engaging the second tapered portion of the through hole.