25-05-2019, 06:53 PM
(25-05-2019, 02:51 PM)Graham Honnor Wrote: [quote='Roger' pid='29526' dateline='1558771017']
I don't doubt for one minute that this is correct, but would it be possible for someone to explain to me why the long part of the shaft has to be this way round please.
I haven't heard this before and wondered what the reasoning is. Would it be to do with the amount that the axle goes up and down compared to the gearbox?
Graham, a so-called 'constant velocity' joint is not precisely so, in fact it speeds up and slows down a little during each revolution. By aligning the front and rear joints in this way, the errors in one joint cancel out the errors in the other. Failing to do so may result in vibration and premature failure.