Patent ID: 7244211

Claim:
A differential body comprising first and second parts inside which are mounted two axle pinions that are in mesh with at least two pinion gears, each of the first and second parts including complementary portions that are adapted to guide them as they are moved toward or away from one another along an input and output axis (A) of the differential, said first part including at least two inner guides, a pin on which the pinion gears are mounted, each of the two inner guides extending between two points B and C that are offset from each other in a direction parallel to the input and output axis (A) of the differential, the pin being freely slidable along the two inner guides as the first and second parts of the differential body are assembled, the first and second parts further including means for adjusting a relative position of the first and second parts relative to one another in assembled relationship, and the means for adjusting including a threading and a tapping which are complementary to one another and which are provided on at least a portion of the complementary guide portions of the first and second parts.