Front Drive Halfshafts
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2010 Mercury Mariner and 2010 Ford Escape. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
The halfshafts and intermediate shaft consists of the following components:
- Inner CV joints
- Outer CV joints
- A support bearing on the intermediate shaft
The shafts are serviced as assemblies only.
The front drive halfshafts are splined to drive the front wheel hubs. The LH halfshaft uses a circlip to retain the inner CV joint stub shaft in the differential side gear. The RH halfshaft is connected to an intermediate shaft with a circlip. The intermediate shaft is also driven by a differential side gear.