I saw it mentioned in another thread to check the cv joint in regards to a rear wheel noise and I was curious as to why the s2k has cv joints and also where they are located. TIA Rob

 

So no one has even a clue a guess anything?

 

Go look under your car in the rear! There are two drive shafts connected to the differential. There are boots on either sides of the shafts!

I was going to link you to some website, but they were down. And there are just too many pages for me to take pictures from the shop manual to make you understand. If the sites are up , I'll link it for you. But for now, just look under your car (in the rear), and you'll see it!
http://www.spoonsports.co.jp/e/products/index_g.html

http://www.spoonsports.co.jp/e/products/index_g.html

 

This is the Differential, which is connected to the propeller shaft to the transmission!

Here is the exploded view of your drive shaft, which has to CV boots on both sides!

See how the inner shaft joints the differential?

 

The S2000 doesn't have CV joints - nor do any other rear wheel drive vehicles.

CV (or Constant Velocity) joints are only required on front wheel vehicles where the power has to be transmitted whilst the vehicle is turning. The joints you refer to on the rear axle of the S2000 are called Universal joints.

 

yea, whatever. They still rotate and still allow the wheels go up and down. The only thing it does not do on our car it to turn left and right. (But the joints still allows it to turn if the turning mechanism is made!)

It's kind of like the 4-wheel drive system vs. all-wheel drive system. They are similar yet theyare different.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by 2kturkey
[B]The S2000 doesn't have CV joints - nor do any other rear wheel drive vehicles.

 

Okay! Please study the picture that I had posted and please read this article and check out the photos in here. The inboard joint on the shaft of our cars have the same tripod plunging joint as in here!
http://www.howstuffworks.com/framed.htm?pa...ys/baaxlejo.asp

**How does the car have independent suspension with U-Joints? They are locked together! How are they allow the wheels to travel up and down? (In a vertical motion? if they are locked like U-joints, then they can only allow the suspension move up and down in an angular motion!) In our inboard joint the spider gear will allow to slide back and forth in inboard joint "casing" to allow the movement in order for the suspension to up and down.

If you really want to learn more about CV joints, please go here: (And learn more on how stuff works! It's a very good site to learn a lot!)
http://www.howstuffworks.com/framed.htm?pa...ys/baaxlejo.asp
Click on the red text on the bottom "Types of CV-joints and CV-Joint Wear"

Rear CV joints are on many rear drive cars! Like the Porsche cars 924, 944, 928! I know my old beetle used to have CV joints!

 

there are ABSOLUTELY NO UNIVERSAL JOINTS IN OUR DRIVETRAIN!!!!! 2kturkey I suggest you reexamine your car and/or your shop manual before further embarrasing yourself

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by 2kturkey
[B]The S2000 doesn't have CV joints - nor do any other rear wheel drive vehicles.