Patent ID: 7143883

Claim:
A wheel hub assembly, comprising: an axle shaft having clutch teeth thereon; a wheel hub having a spindle portion with a coupling feature on an inboard portion thereof, said wheel hub being rotatably supported adjacent to said axle shaft; said coupling feature including clutch teeth capable of being aligned with said clutch teeth of said axle shaft; a clutch ring having clutch teeth slidably engaged with the clutch teeth of one of said axle shaft and said coupling feature and engageable with the clutch teeth of the other of said axle shaft and said coupling feature; a shift fork engaged with said clutch ring, said shift fork configured to abut a structure during installation of said clutch ring; and a travel limiter associated with the coupling feature to limit axial movement of said clutch ring toward an outboard end of said coupling feature when said shift fork abuts said structure during installation.