According to the present invention, a nut is in a state of being received by nut receiving means. In this state, a ball-embedding nozzle is fitted into the nut so that a gap between the inner circumference of the nut and the outer circumference of the ball-embedding nozzle is uniformly formed around the entire circumference thereof. Balls are supplied into a screw groove of the nut via a ball supply path in the ball-embedding nozzle.

Installation of a bushing into the shift cable end of an automatic transmission, without replacing the entire shift cable end, is accomplished via methods and specialized tools that do not divert the force applied by compressive tools away from the non-load-bearing surfaces of the bushing and shift cable end, and maintain the axial alignment of the bushing with the shift cable end during installation, thus preventing deformation of the shift cable end and bushing during installation, and ensuring the proper coupling of the shift cable end and shift lever. In particular embodiments, a shift cable end protective member is secured to the shift cable end, a bushing installation member is inserted into the bushing, through the shift cable end and into the protective member, and a compressive force is applied simultaneously to the protective member and installation member, thus pressing the bushing into place within the shift cable end. The protective member and installation member work in tandem to divert the compressive force away from the shift cable end, average the compressive force across the bushing, and maintain the alignment of the bushing with the shift cable end as the bushing is pressed into the shift cable end.

A power unit includes: a crankcase which accommodates a crankshaft and a main shaft arranged in parallel to each other; a crank side cover which covers one end portion of the crankshaft from the outside in an axial direction of the crankshaft; a primary driven gear which is provided in the main shaft and meshes with a primary drive gear of the crankshaft; a clutch provided at one end portion of the main shaft; and a clutch cover which covers the clutch from the outside in an axial direction of the main shaft and is fastened and fixed to a packing surface provided on the crankcase to surround the clutch, wherein the primary driven gear and the packing surface overlap in a virtual straight line when viewed from the axial direction of the main shaft.

A tool assists with maintenance of a belted sheave system. The sheave system includes a belt, a support structure, and a rotational component including a housing detachably engaged to the support structure and a sheave mounted for rotation to the housing and about an axis. The tool includes a rod constructed and arranged to rigidly mount to the support structure with a centerline disposed substantially parallel to the axis. A bracket of the tool is constructed and arranged to be engaged to the housing and is in sliding contact with the rod.

A nesting structure supports a differential case. The nesting structure includes a first support structure that supports the differential case. The nesting structure includes a second support structure spaced apart from the first support structure to define a support opening. The support opening receives a first shim and establishes a first orientation between the first shim and the differential case in which the first shim is non-parallel with respect to a first bearing surface of the differential case.

The invention relates to a wiper motor (10; 10a), having a gearbox housing (12) which preferably has a pot-shaped main body (16) for configuring a receptacle space (18) for a gearbox (20), wherein an opening (21) of the main body (16) is able to be closed by a gearbox cover (22; 22a), wherein a plurality of latching connections (26) that act in the direction of a joining direction (24) between the main body (16) and the gearbox cover (22; 22a) are configured between the main body (16) and the gearbox cover (22; 22a), said latching connections (26) having in each case an elastically deformable first latching element (28; 28a) on the gearbox cover (22; 22a) and a rigidly configured second latching element (30) that on the main body (16) interacts in a form-fitting manner with the first latching element (28; 28a).

Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a tubular or cylindrical body including a shaft, a shoulder, and a neck, the shaft coupled to the shoulder, the shoulder coupled to the neck, the shoulder having a greater diameter than respective diameters of the shaft and the neck. The example apparatus includes a plug coupled to the shoulder at a first plug edge and coupled to a first fastener at a second plug edge, the first fastener including a hole. The example apparatus includes a second fastener coupled to the first fastener, the second fastener extending through the tubular body, the plug, and the first fastener.

A strain wave gearing has three components and a temporary-fixing jig, three components being an internally toothed gear, a cup-shaped externally toothed gear, and a wave generator. The temporary-fixing jig is securely fastened to an output shaft fixed to the externally toothed gear by a temporary-fixing bolt and is securely fastened to an input shaft fixed to a cam plate of the wave generator by a temporary-fixing bolt. The temporary-fixing jig engages with the output shaft and the input shaft and maintains the three components in an assembled state. There is no need for an operation for adjusting the positions of the three components in an operation for attaching the strain wave gearing to a motor. After the strain wave gearing has been attached to the motor, the temporary-fixing jig is removed from the strain wave gearing, wherefore less space is required for installation.

A method of controlling an axle assembly. The method may include removing an actuator that is adapted to actuate a shift collar from a housing of the axle assembly, installing a positioning mechanism in place of the actuator, and securing the positioning mechanism to the housing of the axle assembly.

A tool system for installing a parking pawl includes a tool that includes a base, a plate, and an actuator. The base includes a base surface configured to support a parking pawl in a predetermined position. The plate includes a protrusion that extends upward from a front portion of the plate. A rear portion of the plate is coupled to a front portion of the base. The plate is movable relative to the base between a retention position in which the protrusion is positioned to retain a pawl spring loaded on the parking pawl in a pretensioned state, and a release position in which the protrusion is configured to release the pawl spring. The actuator is operably coupled to the plate such that activation of the actuator moves the plate between the retention position and the release position.