| 摘要 |
A vehicle drive shaft disconnect assembly adapted to be retrofitted into the conventional tubular drive shaft of the vehicle for disconnecting the vehicle automatic transmission from its rear wheels to prevent damage to the automatic transmission while the vehicle is being towed. The tubular drive shaft is cut to provide a first shaft portion extending rearwardly of the vehicle to the rear wheels and a second shaft portion extending forwardly to the vehicle automatic transmission. A core member is inserted into the tubular shaft and extends between the first and second shaft portions. The portion of the core positioned in the second shaft portion is fixed therein while the first shaft portion is rotatably mounted on the portion of the core positioned therein. An apertured flange is fixed to the first shaft portion and a spring biased flange having pins insertable into the apertures of the fixed flange is axially slidable on the second shaft portion so that the shaft portions can be selectively connected and disconnected from each other. In one embodiment a latch assembly is employed for pulling and holding the slidable flange away from the fixed flange, and in another embodiment, a plurality of bolt and nut assemblies and a spacer are employed for disconnecting and holding the slidable flange away from the fixed flange.
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