Rear Drive Halfshafts: Notes
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The halfshafts consist of the following components:
- Inner constant velocity (CV) joints
- Outer CV joints
- Interconnecting shafts
The halfshafts are splined on the outboard stub shaft to drive the wheel hubs. They are retained in the wheel hubs by special wheel hub nuts which also control the wheel bearing preload. The halfshafts are splined on the inboard stub shaft and are retained by circlips. New circlips must be installed whenever the old circlips are removed.