Need Help... CV/axle question

[Ldub]

Why isn't the CV shaft a simple rod with swivel-joint on the outer end?

Ummmmmmm...cuz you weren't there that day, so they didn't let you design it?...

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Sorry vette, i have no control over sarcasm...

The real answer is: because there is too much travel for a standard U-joint to handle.

Here's a good overview...http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j...XlhRgu-YdXCv7g

[89Vette]

Ummmmmmm...cuz you weren't there that day, so they didn't let you design it?...

....

Sorry vette, i have no control over sarcasm...

The real answer is: because there is too much travel for a standard U-joint to handle.

Here's a good overview...http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j...XlhRgu-YdXCv7g

Too much travel....that makes sense. Add a 2nd bendable joint so the primary one doesn't have to run so "angularly".

I appreciate the humor. No problems there!

I'd already tried the Wikipedia thing. I already knew the basics, but had trouble visualizing what instructions here said (PDFs), what I'd heard from one/two other people, and what I'd caught in an occasional post about the subject.

Still seems funny that so many sources are confused about the R vs L compatibility of CVs!