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  2. Axle - Wikipedia

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    This setup allows the axle shaft to be the means of propulsion, and also support the weight of the vehicle. The main difference between the full- and semi-floating axle setups is the number of bearings. The semi-floating axle features only one bearing, while the full-floating assembly has bearings on both the inside and outside of the wheel hub.

  3. Wheel arrangement - Wikipedia

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    The main notations are the Whyte notation (based on counting the wheels), the AAR wheel arrangement notation (based on counting either the axles or the bogies), and the UIC classification of locomotive axle arrangements (based on counting either the axles or the bogies).

  4. Vehicle identification number - Wikipedia

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    VIN on a Chinese moped VIN on a 1996 Porsche 993 GT2 VIN visible in the windshield VIN recorded on a Chinese vehicle licence. A vehicle identification number (VIN; also called a chassis number or frame number) is a unique code, including a serial number, used by the automotive industry to identify individual motor vehicles, towed vehicles, motorcycles, scooters and mopeds, as defined by the ...

  5. UIC classification of locomotive axle arrangements - Wikipedia

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    The axles indicated by a single letter or number are mounted on a bogie. Parentheses Groups letters and numbers describing the same bogie. For example, (A1A) indicates a three-axle bogie with the outer two axles driven. When parentheses are used around a single letter or number, a prime is not needed to indicate a bogie.

  6. Sterling 10.5 axle - Wikipedia

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    The Sterling 10.5 axle is an automotive axle manufactured by Ford Motor Company at the Sterling Axle Plant in Sterling Heights, MI. It was first used in model year 1985 Ford trucks. The axle was developed to replace the Dana 60 and Dana 70. The Sterling 10.5 axle is currently only made as a full floating axle.

  7. List of the United States military vehicles by model number

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    For non-sequential numbers, like M1 Abrams, see bottom of list. M1 combat car, also known as the M1 light tank; M1 light motorcycle; M2 light tank, .5" MG or 37 mm gun, 11-ton

  8. List of Peterbilt vehicles - Wikipedia

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    120-inch BBC (set-back front axle), 122-inch BBC (set-forward front axle) Directly replaced by 120-inch 385 (along with 387) 377: 1986-2000 on-highway (Class 8) First Peterbilt aerodynamic conventional; similar in concept to the Kenworth T600. Fiberglass hood sloped similar to 349, with large fenders (incorporating headlamps and turn signals)

  9. Portal axle - Wikipedia

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    Comparison between normal and portal axles Pinzgauer portal axle. A portal axle (or portal gear lift) is an off-road vehicle suspension and drive technology where the axle tube or the half-shaft is offset from – usually above – the center of the wheel hub and where driving power is transferred to each wheel via a simple gearbox, built onto each hub. [1]