Patent ID: 8430781

Claim:
A differential gear set comprising: a gear housing; a first planet gear rotatably mounted to the gear housing, the first planet gear including a first end portion that extends to a second end portion, the first end portion including a plurality of planet gear teeth; a second planet gear rotatably mounted to the gear housing opposite the first planet gear, the second planet gear including a first end portion that extends to a second end portion, the first end portion including a plurality of planet gear teeth; a side gear rotatably mounted in the gear housing, the side gear including a plurality of side gear teeth that mechanically engage with the plurality of planet gear teeth of the first planet gear and the plurality of planet teeth of the second planet gear; and a gear lash control member interposed between the first and second planet gears and the side gear, the gear lash control member having gin a continuous and substantially uninterrupted outer surface configured and disposed to maintain a desired gear lash of the plurality of planet gear teeth of the first and second planet gears and the plurality of side gear teeth of the side gear.