Danno74Z Posted May 23, 2000 Share Posted May 23, 2000 Does anybody know by chance what the purpose of the small spring is underneath the dustcap at the end of CV joint. Thanks, Danno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pparaska Posted May 23, 2000 Share Posted May 23, 2000 My guess would be to keep the tripod joint from bottoming out in the receiver as you go down the road. After all, the shaft and tripod joints on each end just kind of float, don't they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno74Z Posted May 24, 2000 Author Share Posted May 24, 2000 Pete, I thought the axle was fixed on the end that goes into the differential. The diff. end could pivot i.e. a u-joint, but the opposite end that has the tripod joint could pivot but also slide in and out. I did not think the axle actually floated between the two joints. Danno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pparaska Posted May 24, 2000 Share Posted May 24, 2000 I think you are right about it being fixed at the inner end. So what is that spring for? Good question. Mardi at Raxles.com may know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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