What are the Different Types of Constant Velocity Joints in your Car

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What are the Different Types of Constant-Velocity
Joints in your Car
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The constant velocity is also known as CV joints
which are used to transfer the power to the
wheels from the transmission.
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Here the power is transmitted at a consistent
speed of rotation and not affected by rotating
angled joints exist between the driveshaft and
wheels.
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Generally, you will find the CV joints virtually
in all front wheel drive cars. But most of the
new rear wheel drive cars have a separate rear
suspension.
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Thus, the constant velocity joints are generally
found in the two front wheel cars and those
joints will back to two tires.
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Here are the different types of CV joints that
can help your car in many ways
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Fixed and plunge joints
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The plunge joint is the inboard joints and the
fixed joint is an outboard joint. These types of
joint are placed within the front-wheel-drive
applications.
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Generally, the fixed plunge joints will do most
of the works because it can tolerate the bigger
operating angles for steering the wheel.
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Thus, the rear wheel drive applications have an
independent rear suspension, so each axle shaft
has one plunge joint.
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As a result, you can immensely use the plunge
joints at one end of the axle shafts or somehow
in both the ends.
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Tripod and ball-type plunge joints
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The tripod plunge joints are contained three
trunnions that have needle bearings with
spherical rollers.
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They also have an outer housing cause the roller
tracks to be completely inside of it. It can be
used in the front -wheel drive inner plunge
joints.
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The ball type plunge joints come in two
different styles, one is the cross groove joints
and another one is the double-offset.
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It contains outer housing which is
doughnut-shaped and flat with angles grooves.
Later the outer housing turned into cylindrical
with straight grooves.
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Rzeppa CV joints
Rzeppa CV joints
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The most CV joints are Rzeppa gets its name by
the name of an engineer H.Rzeppa who invented
this joint.
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It contains six spherical balls on its joints for
reducing its operating angles by 50 and its
teeth do not transmit the torque across the joint.
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These spherical balls are secured in their
locations by taking the help of small windows
inside of a cage assembly.
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The way the Rzeppa CV joints works is similar to
a bevel gear. Instead in the outer and inner
housing, it can move forward against each of
their tracks.
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Tripod CV joints
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All the interior end of the drive shafts has a
tripod joint that allows transmitting the power
regardless of whether there is angle shifting.
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In general, the tripod CV joints can be included
with a three-legged spider with mounted on the
barrel like rollers.
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These rollers go into the cup with the three
matching grooves and all are connected to a
differentially.
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These barrel like rollers contain the mount that
has the ability to slide forward and backward on
its tracks within the tulip.
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Fixed tripod joints
Fixed tripod joints
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The front wheel drive cars use a fixed tripod
joint as an outer joint that outer housing has
the trunnion mounted onto it.
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Thus, the input shaft of the fixed tripod joints
has an open tulip in which three different
rollers bearings will turn against.
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However, these joints are held together by a
steel spider that locks them in its proper
places.
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Conclusion
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Although there are different types of
constant-velocity joints available in the market.
If you have a damaged CV joint, then replace it.
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You need to replace the CV joints of your car by
diagnosing the number of joints worn out at a
time.
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