Front-wheel vehicles, many all-wheel vehicles and some rear-wheel vehicles have constant-velocity joints, also known as CV joints, that connect the transmission to the drive axles and wheels.

We rarely replace the entire axle assembly and instead try to fix ... engineers created the constant velocity (CV) joint and half shaft to get power to the ground from the transaxle.

It's not that they are a weak link (that designation is reserved for the steering tie rods), it's more to do with the fact that at some point all CV joints ... replacing the axles is similar ...

A CV (constant velocity) joint at each end of those shafts is what ... you to move the brake assembly out of the way. See All 12 Photos See All 12 Photos 5.The stock axle comes out with some ...

It’s an intriguing replacement for the ubiquitous CV joint—but is it practical?

Vehicles such as the Honda Civic and Nissan Sentra use CV joints in the front of the vehicle. U-joint axles - connecting a stub shaft to an axle shaft - are found in solid axle vehicles like the ...