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RE: In phase ?

To: "Steve Kenyon" <J&E@ontis.com>, "Tiger List" <tigers@autox.team.net>
Subject: RE: In phase ?
From: "Bob Palmer" <rpalmer@ucsd.edu>
Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2001 07:02:35 -0800
Steve,

The steering U-joints are "out of phase" on purpose to make the rotation
smoother. If the joints are lined up, a hard spot occurs at certain angles.
The following link describes what I'm talking about.

http://www.borgeson.com/U-JointOrientation.htm


Bob

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