Patent ID: 7117600

Claim:
A process for manufacturing and assembling a corner assembly for a vehicle, comprising the steps of: obtaining a wheel hub from a source, said wheel hub being defined by a cylindrical body having a first end and a second end with an axial bore that extends from the first end to the second end, a peripheral surface with a radially extending flange located between said first end and said second end, a wheel pilot located adjacent to said first end, and a rotor pilot located between said wheel pilot and an out-board side of said flange, said flange having means to accept a plurality of bolts, said bolts extending from an in-board side of said flange toward said out-board side of said flange, peripheral surface having a journal section that extends from said second end toward said radial flange; obtaining a bearing from a source, said bearing being defined by an inner race and an outer race with a plurality of rollers located between said inner race and said outer race, said outer race having a lip on said first end and an annular groove adjacent a second end; pressing said inner race onto said journal section of said cylindrical body to secure said bearing to said wheel hub; obtaining a support structure from a source, said support structure having an axial opening with a first end and a second end, pressing said outer race into said axial opening in said support structure securing said outer race to said support structure to define a sub-assembly; locating said sub-assembly in a locating fixture such that said second end of said outer race and said out-board side of said radial flange on said wheel hub are located in a horizontal plane; applying a vertical force to said support member to hold and retain said radial flange on said wheel hub in said horizontal plane; inserting an arbor into said axial bore of said wheel hub to rotate said wheel hub while finish machining said out-board side of said radial flange to define a perpendicular relationship between said out-board side of said flange of said hub and the axis of said wheel hub; and obtaining a rotor from a source, said rotor being defined by an alignment surface that is located adjacent to an inner peripheral surface and first and second opposing friction surfaces that are located adjacent to an outer peripheral surface, said inner peripheral surface being located on said rotor pilot surface of said wheel hub assembly such that said plurality of bolts attached to said radial flange extend through openings that surround said inner peripheral surface of said rotor to bring the alignment surface into contact with said finished out-board side of said radial flange to bring said first and second opposing friction surfaces into perpendicular alignment with said axis of said wheel hub.