FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of a banjo half portion of the upper half member of the banjo type axle housing, taken along the plane 10--10 of FIG. 7;
FIG. 11 is a top plan view of a pre-cut blank of a sheet metal from which the axle housing half member is fabricated in accordance with the present invention;
FIG. 12 is a perspective view of an upper half member of the banjo type drive axle housing after metal forming operation, but before trimming operation;
FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view of the axle beam half portion of the upper half member of the banjo type axle housing, taken along the plane 13--13 of FIG. 12;
FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view of the banjo half portion of the upper half member of the banjo type axle housing, taken along the plane 14--14 of FIG. 12;
FIG. 15 is a perspective view of a first exemplary embodiment of the banjo type drive axle housing having a tall box-section and a small carrier opening;
FIG. 16 is a perspective view of a second exemplary embodiment of the banjo type drive axle housing having a short box-section and a small carrier opening;
FIG. 17 is a perspective view of a third exemplary embodiment of the banjo type drive axle housing having a tall box-section and a large carrier opening;
FIG. 18 is a perspective view of a forth exemplary embodiment of the banjo type drive axle housing having a short box-section and a large carrier opening.
