Mitsubishi LANCER EVOLUTION-VII 2001, Technical Information Manual

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DRIVETRAIN -
Front Axle
2-28
FRONT AXLE
The front axle consists of front hubs, knuckles,
wheel bearings and drive shafts, and it has the
following features.
D
The wheel bearing is unit bearing (Double-row
angular contact ball bearing) which is integrated
with hub.
D
The drive shaft incorporates B.J.-T.J. type
constant velocity joints with high transmission
efficiency and low vibration and noise.
D
ABS rotors for detecting the wheel speeds are
press-fitted to the B.J. outer wheels in vehicles
with ACD or ABS.
NOTE
1. B.J.: Birfield Joint
2. T.J.: Tripod Joint
SPECIFICATIONS
Item Specifications
Wheel
bearings
Wheel bearing type Hub unit bearing (Double-row angular
contact ball bearing)
g
Bearing (outside diameter) mm 87*
1
Drive
shaft
Joint type
Outside B.J.
shaft
Inside T.J.
Shaft length*
2
×
Shaft diameter mm
Left 350
×
26
Right 427
×
26
NOTE
*
1
: The wheel bearing is integrated with hub,only the outer diameter is shown.
*
2
: The shaft length indicates the length between the center points of each joint.
STRUCTURAL DIAGRAM
B.J.
T.J.
Knuckle
Output shaft
Strut assembly
Drive shaft
Wheel bearing
Front hub
T.J.(L.H.)
Output shaft
T.J.(R.H.)