Drive/Propeller Shafts, Bearings and Joints: Description and Operation

NOTE: All driveshaft assemblies are balanced therefore, if the vehicle is to be undercoated, cover the driveshaft and universal joints to prevent application of any undercoating material.

The driveshaft, equipped with single cardan universal joints, has the following features:
^ The driveshaft is a tubular shaft used to transfer engine torque from the transmission output shaft to the differential in the rear axle housing which, in turn, transmits torque through the halfshafts to the drive wheels.
^ The driveshaft consists of two single-cardan universal joints, a driveshaft slip yoke, a welded aluminum tube assembly and a driveshaft centering socket yoke.
^ The splined driveshaft slip yoke permits the driveshaft to move forward and rearward on the transmission output shaft during drivetrain movement and during driveshaft Removal and installation.