Differential Assembly: Description and Operation

GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The front axle consists of front hubs, knuckles, wheel bearings and driveshafts, and has the following features:

^ The wheel bearing incorporates double-row angular contact ball bearing [2.4L], a unit ball bearing (double-row angular contact ball bearing) [3.8L] for reduced friction.
^ The front wheel hub assembly combines the hub, wheel bearing, and oil seal in a single unit for fewer parts, better durability, improved assembly precision, and better structural organization. [3.8L]
^ The driveshaft incorporates BJ-TJ type constant velocity joints [2.4L] and BJ-PTJ type constant velocity joints [3.8L (Except MIVEC)] and EBJ-PTJ type constant velocity joints [3.8L (MIVEC)] with high transmission efficiency for low vibration and noise.
^ Due to the use of the inner shaft and bracket assembly, the right and left driveshafts are approximately the same in length. This reduces noise, vibration and torque steer. [3.8L-RH]
^ The dynamic damper is mounted on the LH driveshaft [3.8L (MIVEC)] and on the RH driveshaft [2.4L] to reduce differential gear noise.
^ ABS rotor for detecting the wheel speed is press-fitted to the BJ [2.4L, 3.8L (Except MIVEC)] and EBJ [3.8L (MIVEC)].

NOTE:
^ BJ: Birfield Joint
^ TJ: Tripod Joint
^ EBJ (Eight Ball Fixed Joint): The use of the smaller size eight balls inside the Joint achieves weight saving and compact size compared with BJ.
^ PTJ: Pillow Tripod Joint

CONSTRUCTION DIAGRAM