Brake spider and axle housing assembly

摘要

A brake spider includes a spider body with a central opening and a slot for receiving a camshaft and bracket assembly. The brake spider is attached to an axle housing via the central opening. The slot is defined by an inner surface that does not completely surround the camshaft. The slot allows the camshaft and bracket assembly to be removed from a wheel end assembly for service operations without having to remove other components from the wheel end assembly, such as a wheel hub, for example.