- Over 30 years production experiences.
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- Products in stock will be shipped out within 1 days.
FAQs
Q. What is your terms of payment?
A: T/T 30% as deposit, and 70% before delivery. We'll show you the photos of the products and packages before you pay the balance.
Q. How about your delivery time?
A: Product will be shipped out within 1 day if they are in stock. It is negotiable for the products out of stock.
Q. How about your delivery time?
A: Product will be shipped out within 1 day if they are in stock. It is negotiable for the products out of stock.
What Is a Universal Joint?
A universal joint (also called a universal coupling or U-joint) is a joint or coupling connecting rigid shafts whose axes are inclined to each other. It is commonly used in shafts that transmit rotary motion. It consists of a pair of hinges located close together, oriented at 90° to each other, connected by a cross shaft. The universal joint is not a constant-velocity joint.
Universal joints are X-shaped parts typically made of steel with a bearing cap at each end that allows the vehicle's rigid driveshaft to connect to the transmission and rotate freely.
They are part of the system that enables the rotating crankshaft in a vehicle's engine to transfer that rotating motion to the rear wheels in a rear-wheel-drive vehicle. Because they provide a flexible connection at the driveshaft's ends, they allow the driveshaft to move up and down and at an angle to the engine as the vehicle encounters uneven road surfaces.
For example, pickup trucks have universal joints at both ends of their driveshafts. Typically, the u-joints connect to yokes that allow for a driveshaft's fore-and-aft movement and the up-and-down movement for which the universal joints compensate. Without universal joints or some similar system, it would be impossible for a vehicle to have a suspension that offers any substantive wheel travel. The driveline would bind with every bump and pothole.
Front-wheel-drive vehicles have constant velocity joints, or CV joints. They perform a similar function to universal joints.
