Drive Axles, Bearings and Joints: Description and Operation

GENERAL DESCRIPTION





The front axle consists of a knuckle, front hub, unit bearing and driveshaft. The unit bearing is press-fitted to the from hub and bolted to the knuckle. also, the unit bearing utilized a double row angular contact ball bearing. The driveshaft has a Tripod Joint (TJ) on the transaxle side and a Birfield Joint (BJ) on the wheel side. A center bearing and an inner shaft have been adopted in 3.0L engine.