Propeller Shaft Assembly (Automatic Transmission)
The automatic transmission propeller shaft assembly consists of a splined front input shaft, front coupling, propeller shaft, rear coupling, M10 bolts, and a bearing and housing assembly. The input shaft, propeller shaft, couplings and bearing and housing assembly are balanced as an assembly. The front of the propeller shaft assembly is supported, at the input shaft, by a ball type bearing. An O-ring, located in the front of the driveline support tube, prevents the front bearing outer race from spinning. The rear of the propeller shaft assembly is supported by a bearing and housing assembly. The bearing and housing assembly consists of a housing, internally splined input hub, externally splined flexplate spindle, O-rings, snap rings, and two ball type bearings. The propeller shaft assembly is retained in the driveline tube by an internal snap ring. The torque converter flex plate is retained to the flexplate spindle by bolts and is mated to the torque converter.