Sentence examples for driveshaft the from inspiring English sources

A differential is a gear system which sends power from the transmission or driveshaft (the shaft which runs along a car's longitudinal centerline and connects the transmission to the differential) to the driving axles or half shafts, the rotating shafts which connect to and power a car's wheels.

When the servo potentiometer was collared onto the driveshaft of the servo motor, the potentiometer was at its counter clockwise rotational limit, and the plotter head was at its corresponding minimum position (being mechanically stopped by elements of the frame).

Front-wheel drive maximizes passenger room, as its forward transaxle configuration eliminates the "hump" running through a vehicle's interior that housed the driveshaft connecting the engine to the rear wheels.

Combine that with an electric motor attached directly to the driveshaft and the car's relatively light aluminum frame, and the all-wheel-drive NSX can accelerate from zero to 60 mph in 2.7 seconds and reach speeds topping 190 mph.

The bolts secure the front driveshaft to the front axle differential and the transfer case.

The differential is a large, pumpkin-shaped housing that transfers power from the driveshaft to the wheels.

The difference in these two figures can be attributed to the backlash in the gear train which predominantly comprises the clearance between the gears, required for free running, and also the clearance between the gears' driveshaft and the housing.

Eliminating the need for driveshafts, the setup allows for a flat cockpit deck, Nissan says.

Crew also saw water getting into bearings that connect electrical motors to driveshafts, the website reported.

The fasteners that attach the inboard ends of the driveshafts to the transmission could loosen, resulting "in a loss of drive capability," Chrysler said in the letter.

The hit ripped away the port outer driveshaft and the ship took a 13-degree list and lost power, communications, and steering.