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2004 Oldsmobile Bravada AWD

Description & Operation: Notes

2004 Oldsmobile Bravada AWDSECTION Notes
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2002 Buick Regal and 2002 Buick Century. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

Front wheel drive axles are flexible assemblies. Front wheel drive axles consist of the following components:

  • A front wheel drive shaft tripot joint (inner joint).
  • A front wheel drive shaft constant velocity joint (outer joint).
  • A front wheel drive shaft The front wheel drive shaft connects the front wheel drive shaft tripot joint and the front wheel drive shaft constant velocity joint.
The front wheel drive shaft tripot joint is completely flexible. The front wheel drive shaft tripot joint can move in and out. The front wheel drive shaft constant velocity joint is flexible, but the front wheel drive shaft constant velocity joint cannot move in and out.

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