Propeller Shaft: Description: Rear

NOTE:

The drive shaft components are not serviceable, the drive shaft must be replaced as an assembly.

Rear wheel drive utilizes a "two-piece" rear drive shaft 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

Courtesy of CHRYSLER GROUP, LLC

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)