Patent ID: 7059215

Claim:
A differential carrier housing, comprising: a body having a first forward opening at a forward end of said body and a rear opening at a rearward end of said body, said body configured to receive an input shaft, a power divider subassembly, a pinion shaft subassembly, and a differential clutch, said body further including a second forward opening configured to allow insertion of bearings supporting one end of a pinion shaft of said pinion shaft subassembly, said second forward opening having a diameter about equal to a diameter of a bearing cup of said bearing, said body still further including a third forward opening configured to allow insertion of a piston associated with said differential clutch, said third forward opening having a diameter about equal to a diameter of said piston; a radially extending flange extending from said body proximate said rearward end of said body and configured for connection to an axle housing; and wherein said rear opening is configured to allow insertion of said power divider subassembly and said pinion shaft subassembly into said body and said first forward opening is configured to allow insertion of said input shaft and a bearing cone disposed about said input shaft, said first forward opening having a diameter about equal to one of a diameter of said bearing cone and a diameter of a bearing adjuster.