Zero CV joint angle

[BrettL]

Just wondering what the pros/cons are with setting up a driveshaft with zero angles through the CV joints? Should one end of the shaft be slightly offset to intentionally create an angle through the CV or is it ok to run a CV at small to no drive angle?

 

[MikeHalloran]

Well, Fabrico, it appears that you were right. They found nothing, except a service bulletin that mentions the diff clutches may lock up in cars that don't turn much. I thought it was an open diff.

As it happens, the last 35 miles of our trip was on a fairly twisty road, and that was enough to fix the problem.

The service manager asked if I had changed the lube. I hadn't even checked it. She had spoken to my wife earlier, and mentioned a non-OEM color, which is about when my wife decided to wake me. The dealer is going to add some friction modifier.


Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA

 

[Fabrico]

I wasn't about to argue about posi rear ends. I too have owned a few muscle cars and full size 4WD's with limited slip differentials. They chirp, they bump, and do funny things but none of them do anything close to what a Jeep, and aparently some others, can do. I have not studied the differences but the Jeep can definately store up a sizable amount of bind and release it when it feels like doing so. In summation, if you haven't experienced it, you wouldn't believe it. Glad it didn't cost you much.

 

[MikeHalloran]

"Much" is a relative thing.
labor 120.00
new axle oil 46.02
additive 4.44
brakleen 4.25
waste disp 1.00
tax 13.62
total 189.33 USD

The labor includes three road tests, and inspection of all the u-joints and halfshafts, which were declared just fine.

I'm used to GM posis, which exhibit fewer weird symptoms as they age. Not so for Fords, I guess.

Thanks for the help.






Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA