Section 46 (On-Vehicle Service - Except Evolution & SPORTBACK): General Description
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The front axle consists of front hubs, knuckles, wheel bearings and driveshafts, and it has the following features:
- The wheel bearing is a double-row angular contact ball bearing which incorporates the oil seals and is highly resistant to a thrust load.
- The driveshaft incorporates BJ-TJ type constant velocity joints < Vehicles without center bearing<, EBJ-ETJ < Vehicles with center bearing< with high transmission efficiency and low vibration and noise.
- The dynamic dampers have been mounted on the right and left driveshafts < Vehicles without center bearing<, left driveshaft < Vehicles with center bearing< to reduce vibration.
- Due to the use of the inner shaft and bracket assembly, the right and left drive shafts are approximately the same in length. This reduces noise, vibration and torque steer. < Vehicles with center bearing<
- ABS rotors for detecting the wheel speeds are press-fitted to the BJ < Vehicles without center bearing<, EBJ < Vehicles with center bearing< in vehicles with ABS.
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- TJ: Tripod Joint
- BJ: Birfield Joint
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ETJ: Eco type Tripod Joint: Constant velocity joint, which is lighter and more compact than a conventional TJ joint
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EBJ (Eight Ball Fixed Joint): Constant Velocity joint, which is lighter and more compact than a conventional BT joint by using eight small diameter balls.