摘要 |
The invention relates to a telescopic shaft for vehicles comprising an inner shaft (14) axially movable in an outer shaft (16), where the telescopic shaft (4) comprises at least two rows (35, 37) of balls (36, 38) with at least one ball (36, 38) a row (35, 37) between the inner shaft (14) and the outer shaft (16), where a row (35) of balls (36) is arranged on at least one ball race (40) arranged against the inner shaft (14), where the ball race (40) is wedge shaped on its against the inner shaft (14) facing surface and that the telescopic shaft (4) comprises a prestress mechanism (46) which pushes the ball race (40) along a wedge unit (48) axially in relation to and radially in the direction against the outer shaft (16) whereby the telescopic shaft (48) is prestressed and that the prestress mechanism (46) is arranged to release the prestress when the alteration in length of the telescopic shaft (4) exceeds a predetermined length.
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