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a rotating shaft that transmits power from the engine to the point of application.
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The rearmost shaft of a driveline which powers the rear axle pinion. A solid or tubular steel shaft which is used to transfer torque from the transmission output shaft to the input pinion gear of the differential in the axle.
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An assembly of one or two universal joints connected to a solid or tubular shaft member used to transmit power from the transmission to the differential; sometimes called the “propeller shaft.
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a device that connects the transfer case to the axles, transmitting torque from the engine to the driving wheels
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Or propshaft, connects the transmission to the differential.
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A steel tube that connects the transmission of a racecar to the rear end housing.
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The rotating shaft that transfers power from the transmission to the differential on rear-wheel drive cars. Propeller shaft.
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The shaft that transmits power from the transmission to the axle differential assembly on rear-wheel-drive vehicles.
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Term usually used to describe the shaft (normally incorporating universal or constant velocity joints), that transmits drive from a differential to one wheel. More commonly found in front-wheel-drive cars.
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The driveshaft transmits power from the transmission or transfer gearbox to the differential. A four-wheel drive vehicle has at least two driveshafts - one running to the front differential and one to the rear. Driveshafts are also known as propeller shafts or prop shafts.
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A rotating shaft that transfers power from the transmission to the rear wheels.
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The propeller shaft that transmits engine torque to the differential. It can also refer to the halfshafts on a FWD vehicle or the axle shaft on a RWD vehicle with IRS.(empty) FFR Abbreviation for flat face roller style tripod joint.
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A spinning metal shaft that transmits power from the transmission to the differential, the axle, and the drive wheels.
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a single rotating shaft that turns the wheel. Also called a halfshaft or axle shaft.
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A driveshaft, driving shaft, or Cardan shaft is a mechanical device for transferring power from the engine or motor to the point where useful work is applied.
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