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> BTW what is a "CV joint"? Is it that piece on the 8880 which the wheels • lock
> on to (and a beveled ball fits inside)?
Well just about. Technically both the "sleeve" and the "ball" make up a CV
joint. The CV's on a car are a little more complicated but work pretty much
the same way as the LEGO(R) ones. BTW, CV stands for constant velocity.
Universal joints, or more properly "hooke" joints, introduce sinusoidal
variations in rotational velocity at large displacement angles. CV's are
more expensive and wear faster than u-joints but they're used frequently in
front engine, front wheel drive cars because the suspension travel and
driveline packaging constraints make it just about impossible to use
u-joints.
HTH,
Xanthra47
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