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The problems associated with unequal-length driveshafts are endemic to the transverse engine layout combined with an end-mounted transmission unit; some manufacturers have mitigated this completely by mounting the engine longitudinally but still driving the front wheels—this indeed was the solution adopted on the earliest front-wheel-drive ...
Later American Motors Rambler models (1962 through 1966) used a flange and cushion mount in place of the ball and socket. [5] Since the torque tube does not constrain the car's body to the axle in the lateral (side-to-side) direction, a panhard rod is often used for this purpose. The combination of the panhard rod and the torque tube allows the ...
A motor vehicle's driveline or drivetrain consists of the parts of the powertrain excluding the engine. It is the portion of a vehicle, after the prime mover , that changes depending on whether a vehicle is front-wheel , rear-wheel , or four-wheel drive , or less-common six-wheel or eight-wheel drive .
A Crocodile of the Swiss Federal Railways.Each set of 6 driving wheels is driven by a jackshaft between the driving wheels, gear-driven by a pair of traction motors. A jackshaft is an intermediate shaft used to transfer power from a powered shaft such as the output shaft of an engine or motor to driven shafts such as the drive axles of a locomotive.
A "K" member is a specific type of crossmember found in vehicles with longitudinally-mounted engines. It contains the engine mounts and is essential for the stability and alignment of the engine and transmission. Typically, this crossmember is designed in an "Ɪ" section to provide the necessary structural integrity.
Where the engine and axles are separated from each other, as on four-wheel drive and rear-wheel drive vehicles, it is the propeller shaft that serves to transmit the drive force generated by the engine to the axles. Several different types of drive shaft are used in the automotive industry: One-piece drive shaft; Two-piece drive shaft
The mid-engine design seeks to achieve the ideal center of mass, though front-engine design has the advantage of permitting a more practical engine-passenger-baggage layout. All other parameters being equal, at the hands of an expert driver a neutrally balanced mid-engine car can corner faster, but a FR (front-engined, rear-wheel drive) layout ...
The Chevrolet engine debuted in 2002 with part number 88958604 and sold for about $5000 in 2012. [28] The 604 engine is equipped with aluminum heads, forged steel crankshaft, and an aluminum intake. [28] It produces about 400 horsepower and 400 foot-pounds of torque with a 9.6:1 compression. [28]