A one way clutch with improved cage retention is disclosed. The assembly includes a housing with an opening having a first ramped portion defined on an inner periphery of the opening and a groove. A cage defines a plurality of rolling element pockets, and includes a first rim with a second ramped portion that corresponds to the first ramped portion. The first ramped portion of the housing is aligned with the second ramped portion of the cage during insertion of the cage into the opening of the housing for axial alignment of the second ramped portion and the groove. The cage is then rotated with respect to the housing such that the second ramped portion overlaps the first ramped portion to retain the cage in the housing.

A method and tool system coaxially orients inner clutch plates with outer clutch plates on a tool. The tool includes a plurality of guide members circumferentially spaced apart, each guide member matingly engages a toothed portion of each inner clutch plate to position the inner clutch plates coaxially. A pre-build fixture includes a plurality of alignment pillars, at least one support block, and an alignment member. The alignment pillars are circumferentially spaced apart about a fixture axis. Each alignment pillar has a curved inner face that faces radially inward and has an arclength that is configured to coincide with and fit within a corresponding gap between radially outward facing teeth of each outer clutch plate. The support block supports the tool coaxially with the fixture. The alignment member engages the tool to inhibit rotation of the tool when the tool is supported coaxially with the fixture by the support block.

The invention is developed on the basis of an external part for homokinetic joints and rolling bearings, wherein the external part (1) has an annular sealing surface (12) on at least one of its end faces, Axially extending drillholes (15) are created on the end face in the external part (1) to accommodate fastening means, wherein the sealing surface (12) extends radially between the drillholes (15) and the inner diameter of the external part (1) in the region of the drillholes (15).

According to the invention, a contour (16) which protrudes from the sealing surface (12) is arranged on the one or more end face sealing surfaces (12) of the external part (1), against which contour a gasket (13) is pressed in the assembled state. This protruding contour (16), with a longitudinal section in the form of a lug, offers a small pressing surface for the gasket (13) even in the pre-assembled state so that its position is secured without use of an adhesive even with small pressing forces such as are normally applied when the component to which the external part (1) belongs is pre-assembled, as well as during transport of the component and subsequent work steps.

A ball-ramp clutch includes two stamped ramp plates and at least one molded support ring. The molded support ring transmits axial force from one of the ramp plates to a thrust bearing, which, in turn, transmits the axial force to the pressure plate of a clutch pack. The molded support ring may radially locate one of the races of the thrust bearing. The molded support ring may be plastic.

An end disk of a multi-disk clutch is described, which has a ring plate, the ring plate having a central opening and at least one axial impression on a front side via which a corresponding projection is formed on the opposite front side.

A position detection unit for detecting a position of an actuating element, disposed within a housing of a clutch actuator of a vehicle clutch, including: a magnetic encoder element in the housing of the clutch actuator on the actuating element, a sensor outside the housing of the clutch actuator and is configured so that it has a detection space within which the sensor can detect a position of the magnetic encoder element within a predefined range of motion of the magnetic encoder element, and a protective device to prevent ferritic filings attracted by the magnetic encoder element from being deposited within the detection space. Also described is a related clutch actuator.

A hybrid module for a drive train of a motor vehicle, having an input shaft that can be connected to an internal combustion engine, an end shield supporting the input shaft, an electric machine arranged concentrically with respect to the input shaft and axially beside the end shield, and at least one clutch Both, at least one of two clutch components of the at least one clutch that can be uncoupled from one another and also a rotor of the electric machine, are mounted on the end shield so as to be rotatable relative to the latter. A stator of the electric machine is fixed directly to the end shield.

A cardan joint spider comprising a body having four right-angled brackets, each bracket presenting two mutually perpendicular arms, the arm of one bracket being assembled to the arm of an adjacent bracket so as to form a cross-shaped spider having four branches.

A hybrid drive train for a motor vehicle having an internal combustion engine, an electric machine, a first clutch, which is provided for coupling a crankshaft of the internal combustion engine to the rotor, and a second further clutch, which is designed as a wet clutch and which has a clutch cover. A screw connection is provided for non-rotatably connecting the rotor to the clutch cover, which screw connection includes a screw, which is substantially arranged in an axial direction and which at least partially penetrates a connecting piece non-rotatably fastened to the clutch cover.

A joint for the angularly adjustable drive-connection of a cylinder block and a driveshaft of a hydrostatic bent axis piston unit. The joint has a shank which is rotatable about its longitudinal axis defining a joint axis, on both ends of the shank roller carriers project radially and basically perpendicular to the joint axis. On each roller carrier a roller is provided rotatable around a roller axis. The rollers are secured in axial direction against slipping-off of the roller carriers by means of an embossed area located axially outside of the roller on the respective distal end portion of the roller carrier.