A flywheel for use in an automobile between an engine and a clutch assembly is provided. The flywheel is a circular member having an engine side and an opposite clutch side. An aperture is formed in the circular member having an axis, and the aperture is used to operatively attach the flywheel to the engine. A plurality of clutch fins and/or grooves are formed on the clutch side adjacent the outer edge of the circular member and spaced radially about the axis of the aperture of the flywheel. The clutch fins have a face that is generally coplanar with the clutch side of the circular member. The fins and grooves work to cool the internal components of the engine. Optionally, a second set of grooves and fins may be formed on the engine side of the flywheel to further aid in cooling the clutch disc and other engine components.

The following description relates to a constant velocity joint (CVJ) included in a greater joint assembly. The joint assembly comprises: a CVJ having an outer race with a weld seat; a flange component with a weld seat projection on a first side, where the weld seat projection is configured to mate with the weld seat of the outer race; a conductive component that joins the outer race and the flange component at an interface between the outer race and a second side of the flange component, opposite the first side; and a shaft component drivingly coupled to the constant velocity joint, where the constant velocity joint is received by and drivingly coupled to the shaft component at the weld seat of the outer race.