Section 14 (Driveshaft): Description: Rear
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2021 Chrysler 300. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
NOTE:
The driveshaft components are not serviceable, the driveshaft must be replaced as an assembly.
Rear wheel drive utilizes a "two-piece" rear driveshaft design to transmit torque to the rear axle assembly. This two-piece design consists of:
- Front and rear shaft segments
- Center support bearing/bracket assembly
- Plunging Cross Grove (CG) Constant Velocity (CV) joint aft of the center bearing
- Plunging CG CV joint at the transmission flange
- Fixed Rzeppa CV joint at the rear axle flange
| 1 - FRONT PLUNGING CG CV JOINT (TRANSMISSION FLANGE) |
| 2 - FRONT SHAFT SEGMENT |
| 3 - CENTER SUPPORT BEARING/BRACKET ASSEMBLY |
| 4 - PLUNGING CG CV JOINT |
| 5 - REAR SHAFT SEGMENT |
| 6 - FIXED RZEPPA CV JOINT (AXLE FLANGE) |