Drive axle assembly having limited torsional damper

摘要

A drive axle assembly comprises a drive shaft with an integral flange at one end and a second drive shaft with an integral hollow head at an end adjacent the flange. The flange and head having cooperating lugs forming a lost motion, positive drive between the shafts. The assembly also includes a limited torsional damper comprising a shell welded to the flange, a canister welded to the head and a pair of rubber bushings compressed between the shell and the canister. The assembly has an internal spacer to maintain longitudinal alignment of the shafts and a fail safe feature which retains the shafts together in the event the rubber bushings fail.