Pic. 76. Right front wheel drive
The outer hinge consists of a body 1, a separator 6, an inner cage 3 and six balls. Grooves are made in the hinge body and cage to accommodate balls. The grooves in the longitudinal plane are made along the radius, which provides an angle of rotation of the outer hinge up to 42°. The splined tip of the hinge housing is installed in the wheel hub and fastened in it with a nut. The holder 3 is installed on the splines of the shaft 10 between the thrust ring 7 and the retaining ring 2.
The inner hinge differs from the outer one in that the paths of the body and the clip are straight rather than radial, which allows the hinge parts to move in the longitudinal direction. This is necessary to compensate for movements caused by oscillations of the front suspension and power unit.
Possible malfunctions, their causes and methods of elimination are given in Table. 9.
