Chrysler 1997 Stratus Convertible RHD Service Manual page 89

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GENERAL INFORMATION
FRONT DRIVESHAFT IDENTIFICATION . . . . . . . 1
FRONT DRIVESHAFTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION
DRIVESHAFT SERVICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING
DRIVESHAFT DIAGNOSIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION
FRONT DRIVESHAFTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
GENERAL INFORMATION
FRONT DRIVESHAFTS
Vehicles equipped with either an automatic or
manual transmission uses an unequal length drive-
shaft system.
Vehicles equipped with automatic transaxles use a
solid short interconnecting shaft on the left side. The
right side of the vehicle uses a longer solid intercon-
necting shaft.
Driveshafts used on both the right and left sides of
the vehicle use a tuned rubber damper weight. The
damper weight on the right side is a single clamp
style damper. The damper weight on the left side is a
double clamp style damper. When replacing a drive-
shaft, be sure the replacement driveshaft has the
same damper weight as the original.
Both driveshaft assemblies use the same type of
inner and outer joints. The inner joint of both drive-
shaft assemblies is a tripod joint, and the outer joint
of both driveshaft assemblies is a Rzeppa joint. Both
tripod joints and Rzeppa joints are true constant
velocity (C/V) joint assemblies. The inner tripod joint
allows for the changes in driveshaft length through
the jounce and rebound travel of the front suspen-
sion.
On vehicles equipped with ABS brakes, the outer
C/V joint is equipped with a tone wheel used to
determine vehicle speed for ABS brake operation.
DIFFERENTIAL AND DRIVELINE
CONTENTS
DIFFERENTIAL AND DRIVELINE
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DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY
DRIVESHAFT RECONDITIONING
PROCEDURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
INNER TRIPOD JOINT SEAL BOOT . . . . . . . . . . 9
OUTER C/V JOINT BEARING SHIELD
SERVICE
OUTER C/V JOINT SEALING BOOT SERVICE . 12
SPECIFICATIONS
TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
SPECIAL TOOLS
DRIVESHAFT–SPECIAL TOOLS . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
The inner tripod joint of both driveshafts is splined
into the transaxle side gears. The inner tripod joints
are retained in the side gears of the transaxle using
a snap ring located in the stub shaft of the tripod
joint. The outer C/V joint has a stub shaft that is
splined into the wheel hub and retained by a hub nut
using a nut lock and cotter pin, hub nut retention
system.
NOTE: This vehicle does not use a rubber lip bear-
ing seal as on past front wheel drive cars, to pre-
vent contamination of the front wheel bearing. On
these vehicles, the face of the outer C/V joint has a
metal bearing shield which is pressed onto the end
of the outer C/V joint housing. This design deters
direct water splash on bearing seal while allowing
any water that gets in, to run out the bottom of the
bearing shield. It is important though to thoroughly
clean the outer C/V joint and the wheel bearing area
in the steering knuckle before it is assembled after
servicing.
FRONT DRIVESHAFT IDENTIFICATION
Driveshafts and driveshaft inner and outer boots
can be identified as shown in (Fig. 1). Driveshaft boot
location on the driveshaft assemblies, is determined
by the number of convolutes used on the driveshaft
boot. Refer to (Fig. 1) for the correct location of the
sealing boots.
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