Front axle toe-in process and apparatus

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5084979
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07529135

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An apparatus for setting the toe-in for a vehicle front axle assembly includes a fixture having a pair of clamps for engaging the axle spindles. The fixture is adjustable to accommodate different length axles and one of the clamps is rotatable to accommodate the toe-in setting. A position indicator is attached to one of the clamps and a position sensor is attached to the other clamp for generating an indication of the toe-in setting. The position indicator can be an arc arm attached to the rotatable clamp with a head having indicator marks thereon and the position sensor can be an optical sensor for reading the marks.

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Patent Owner(s)

  • DANA HEAVY VEHICLE SYSTEMS GROUP, LLC

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Brosher, Paul L Hilliard, OH 1 2
LeBeau, David R Milford Center, OH 1 2
Shuck, Dallas Fountain Hills, AZ 1 2

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