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1. A power transfer unit assembly for a vehicle, comprising:
a main housing; a housing cover configured to mate with the main housing; and a cantilevered ring gear assembly including a cantilevered ring gear, a ring gear shaft, a first bearing element, a second bearing element, and a ring gear nut, the cantilevered ring gear configured on the ring gear shaft, the cantilevered ring gear configured to engage a pinion gear, the ring gear shaft being supported in the housing cover by the first bearing element and by the second bearing element, the first bearing element being slid over the ring gear shaft and the second bearing element being slid over the ring gear shaft, the ring gear nut configured on the ring gear shaft, and the ring gear nut configured to apply a preload to at least one of the first bearing element or the second bearing element. |