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Constant Velocity Joint Boot

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constant velocity joint ( CVJ) is an essential Part of the vehicle driven shaft system, supplying power to the wheeler. The wheels of an Automobile are rotated by the power of an engine transmitted through a rotating shaft, components of the shaft are coupled by a mechanism called Constant Velocity Joint which is required to transmit a constant rotation to the wheels. The types of CV  by position are inboard and outboard, by function are fixed or plunging and by design are ball type and tripod.  In front-wheel drive cars, ball-type CV joints are used on the outer side of the drive shafts (outer CV joints), while the tripod-type CV joints mostly used on the inner side (inner CV joints).  Inner CV joints connect the drive shafts to the transmission, while the outer CV joints connect the drive shafts to the wheels. In the vehicle,CV joints connect the transmission to the half shafts, and again from the half shafts to the wheels. These joints accommodate the up a