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1. An axle assembly for a vehicle, comprising:
a first gear; a second gear joined to a shaft extending along and defining a longitudinal axis, the second gear engaging the first gear; a bearing disposed on the shaft distal the second gear; and a housing including a coupling configured to receive a driveshaft of the vehicle, the housing being disposed about at least a portion of the shaft, including a first lubricant pathway spaced apart from a second lubricant pathway, the first lubricant pathway routing a lubricant towards the bearing, and the second lubricant pathway routing the lubricant away from the bearing, wherein the first and second lubricant pathways are not in a position coplanar with a plane of rotation of the first gear; at least the first lubricant pathway includes a first portion that extends radially outward from the longitudinal axis and that directs at least a portion of the lubricant in a direction extending radially outward from the longitudinal axis, a second portion in communication with the first portion that extends in a direction extending along the longitudinal axis and that directs the lubricant in the direction extending along the longitudinal axis, and a third portion in communication with the second portion that extends in a direction radially toward the longitudinal axis and directs the lubricant in the direction radially toward the longitudinal axis; and rotation of the second gear pumps the lubricant directly into the first portion of the first lubricant pathway. |
