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    Quote Originally Posted by 89Vette View Post
    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?...

    ....

    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
    Last edited by Ldub : 02/04/2012 at 03:04 PM

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ldub View Post
    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!

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