Section 24 (Front Axle): General Description: Notes

The front axle consists of front hubs, knuckles, wheel bearings and drive shafts, and has the following features:

• The wheel bearing incorporates a unit ball bearing (double-row angular contact ball bearing) for reduced friction.
• The front wheel hub assembly combines the hub, wheel bearing, and oil seal in a single unit for fewer parts, better durability, improved assembly precision, and better structural organization.
• The driveshaft incorporates BJ-PTJ type constant velocity joints< FWD >, BJ-DOJ < AWD-LH > and BJ-TJ < AWD-RH > with high transmission efficiency for low vibration and noise.
• Due to the use of the inner shaft and bracket assembly, the right and left drive shafts are approximately the same in length. This reduces noise, vibration and torque steer.< FWD >
• ABS rotor for detecting the wheel speeds is press-fitted to the rear hub in vehicles with ABS.