| 摘要 |
The invention relates to an oil pan/axle support. There is a need for an oil pan/axle support which is a structural member and which places the front axle support in front of the engine. Such an oil pan/axle support includes a rigid structural housing capable of forming a portion of a frame of a vehicle. The housing has an aft portion and a forward portion. The aft portion forms an engine oil reservoir surrounded by a rim. The rim has an upwardly facing sealing surface for engagement with a block of an engine. The forward portion extends forward from the aft portion and forms a pair of fore-and-aft spaced apart pivot bores for receiving a front axle pivot pin so that the front axle is spaced forward with respect to a front portion of the engine. |
