HUB REDUCTION GEAR OF AN AXLE

A hub reduction gear (40) of a drive axle (20) and a method of providing a hub reduction gear (40). The hub reduction gear (40) may include a plurality of bevel planet gears in mesh with a bevel sun gear (41), a planet carrier (35,44) adapted to drive a vehicle wheel; and an internal bevel gear annulus (43) in mesh with the bevel planet gears and adapted for connection to an axle side shaft (31) casing.